Home›Species›Conservation Status›VulnerableBrowse ByVulnerableConservation status groups species by how close each one is to extinction, using the category scale most conservation scientists rely on, running from least concern through near threatened, vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered, to extinct in the wild or extinct. Assessments come from bodies such as the IUCN Red List and are re-checked as a species population changes. A species with no current assessment recorded here is not shown as any of these categories.VulnerableConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)VulnerableFilter Results216 entriesCommon GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (1)Ancient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (2)Araucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (12)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (5)Caecilians (Gymnophiona) (1)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (3)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (2)Catfish (Siluriformes) (1)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish) (4)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (2)Citrus And Mahogany Relatives (Sapindales) (2)Crabs (1)Crocodilians (3)Cycads (Cycadales) (3)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (3)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (1)Geckos (6)Gilled Mushrooms (Agarics) (1)Gulls, Terns And Auks (3)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (2)Herons, Egrets And Allies (1)Horseshoe Crabs (Xiphosura) (1)Kingfishers And Allies (2)Legumes (Fabales) (1)Lilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales) (1)Lizards (Lacertilia) (1)Lobsters And Crayfish (4)Mallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (2)Other Birds (3)Other Bony Fish (8)Owls (1)Parrots (2)Passerines (Songbirds) (1)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (2)Penguins And Seabirds (7)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (7)Pines (Pinaceae) (3)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (1)Ratites And Flightless Birds (2)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (9)Salmon And Trout (Salmoniformes) (1)Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea) (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (12)Shorebirds (Waders) (2)Snakes (Serpentes) (4)Spiders (Araneae) (3)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (2)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (1)True Toads (Bufonidae) (1)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (12)Waterfowl (2)Yews (Taxaceae) (1)TaxonomyAllAccipiter (2)Accipitridae (1)Accipitriformes (1)Actinopterygii (3)Agaricales (1)Agathis (8)Ambystoma (1)Amphibia (2)Anatidae (2)Anura (1)Araneae (3)Araucaria (4)Artiodactyla (7)Ateles (1)Atelopus (1)Aves (3)Balaenopteridae (1)Bitis (2)Bucerotidae (1)Cactaceae (1)Callorhinus (1)Capra (1)Caracal (1)Carcharhinus (4)Catharus (1)Caudata (4)Cedrus (2)Cercopithecidae (2)Charadriidae (1)Charadriiformes (1)Cheloniidae (1)Chelonoidis (1)Chiloscyllium (2)Chondrichthyes (5)Chordata (1)Cichlidae (1)Cingulata (1)Coenobitidae (1)Crocodylus (2)Cupressaceae (3)Cyprinidae (1)Cyprinodontiformes (1)Cyprinus (1)Dasyuridae (1)Decapoda (4)Delphinidae (1)Dermochelyidae (1)Diplodactylidae (1)Diprotodontia (2)Drosera (1)Elapidae (1)Emydidae (1)Encephalartos (2)Eudyptes (4)Euphorbiaceae (1)Eupleridae (1)Fabaceae (1)Felidae (2)Felis (2)Gadidae (1)Gadus (1)Galliformes (1)Gossypium (1)Gruidae (1)Gymnophiona (1)Haliotis (1)Holothuroidea (1)Hoolock (1)Hylobates (1)Iguanidae (1)Istiophoridae (2)Laridae (1)Leopardus (2)Lepidochelys (1)Limulidae (1)Lynx (1)Magnoliopsida (4)Mammalia (1)Manidae (2)Mustelidae (2)Nautilus (4)Neofelis (1)Oreochromis (1)Osmeriformes (1)Osphronemidae (1)Osteolaemus (1)Panthera (4)Pardofelis (1)Pelecaniformes (1)Perciformes (5)Phelsuma (2)Phocidae (3)Phoenicopteridae (1)Phyllodactylidae (1)Physeteridae (1)Pilosa (1)Pinopsida (1)Plantae (4)Podocnemididae (1)Prionailurus (1)Procellariiformes (1)Psittacidae (1)Psittaciformes (1)Pteridophyta (1)Pythonidae (1)Salamandra (1)Sapindaceae (1)Siluriformes (1)Sirenia (2)Solanaceae (1)Sordariomycetes (2)Spheniscidae (1)Spilogale (1)Sterna (1)Strigiformes (1)Suliformes (1)Syngnathiformes (1)Terrapene (2)Testudinidae (3)Tetraodontiformes (1)Tringa (1)Trionychidae (1)Triturus (1)Uroplatus (2)Ursidae (5)Ursus (1)Viverridae (1)HabitatAllAlpine (4)Bog (2)Boreal Forest (2)Chaparral (1)Cloud Forest (2)Coral Reef (4)Desert (6)Estuary (3)Flooded Grassland and Savanna (1)Freshwater (9)Freshwater Marsh (4)Freshwater Swamp Forest (1)Grassland (23)Ice Sheet (1)Intertidal Zone (7)Kelp Forest (1)Lake (10)Mangrove Forest (3)Marine (24)Neritic Zone (6)Open Ocean (12)Riparian Zone (3)River (20)Salt Marsh (1)Savanna (13)Sea Ice (1)Seagrass Meadow (2)Steppe (4)Temperate Coniferous Forest (1)Temperate Forest (12)Temperate Rainforest (3)Tropical Dry Forest (3)Tropical Rainforest (28)Tundra (5)Vernal Pool (1)Wetlands (5)Xeric Shrubland (1)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (3)Antarctic Peninsula (3)Arabian Desert (1)Arctic Ocean (2)Arctic Tundra (2)Atacama Desert (1)Borneo Rainforest (3)California Chaparral (1)Caspian Sea (1)Cerrado (3)Chagos Archipelago (1)Congo Basin Rainforest (1)Coral Reef Systems (6)Doñana (1)Eastern Himalayas (2)Everglades (3)Fiordland (1)Galapagos (2)Gran Chaco (1)Great Barrier Reef (5)Great Lakes (3)Great Plains (2)Greenland Ice Sheet (1)Gulf of California (6)Heath (1)Kalahari Desert (1)Kruger National Park (4)Lake Victoria (1)Mediterranean Basin (4)Mesopotamian Marshes (1)Moorland (1)Okavango Delta (2)Pantanal (1)Sahara Desert (1)Sargasso Sea (1)Serengeti (4)Sumatran Lowland Rainforest (2)Sundarbans (5)Svalbard (2)Thar Desert (1)Valdivian Temperate Rainforest (1)Western Ghats (2)Everyday GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (1)Ancient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (2)Araucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (12)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (5)Caecilians (Gymnophiona) (1)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (3)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (2)Catfish (Siluriformes) (1)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish) (4)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (2)Citrus And Mahogany Relatives (Sapindales) (2)Crabs (1)Crocodilians (3)Cycads (Cycadales) (3)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (3)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (1)Geckos (6)Gilled Mushrooms (Agarics) (1)Gulls, Terns And Auks (3)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (2)Herons, Egrets And Allies (1)Horseshoe Crabs (Xiphosura) (1)Kingfishers And Allies (2)Legumes (Fabales) (1)Lilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales) (1)Lizards (Lacertilia) (1)Lobsters And Crayfish (4)Mallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (2)Other Birds (3)Other Bony Fish (8)Owls (1)Parrots (2)Passerines (Songbirds) (1)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (2)Penguins And Seabirds (7)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (7)Pines (Pinaceae) (3)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (1)Ratites And Flightless Birds (2)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (9)Salmon And Trout (Salmoniformes) (1)Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea) (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (12)Shorebirds (Waders) (2)Snakes (Serpentes) (4)Spiders (Araneae) (3)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (2)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (1)True Toads (Bufonidae) (1)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (12)Waterfowl (2)Yews (Taxaceae) (1)DietAllCarnivore (80)Detritivore or Scavenger (4)Filter Feeder (2)Frugivore (5)Herbivore (23)Insectivore (14)Omnivore (22)Parasitic (2)Photosynthetic Autotroph (35)Piscivore (12)Population TrendAllDecreasing (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (37)Marine (61)Marine and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial (128)Terrestrial and Freshwater (3)Terrestrial and Marine (2)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (9)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (3)Pollution (3)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (4)Domesticated (5)Eaten or Drunk by People (3)Ecotourism and Research (8)Farmed or Commercially Raised (7)Hunted or Fished (89)Invasive or Introduced Species (7)Kept as Pets (27)Natural Pest Control (2)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)Source of Dye (3)Source of Timber or Wood (10)Used in Traditional Medicine (25)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (204)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (2)Africa (39)Albania (7)Algeria (6)Anatolia (1)Andorra (1)Angola (9)Antarctica (2)Antigua and Barbuda (9)Argentina (18)Armenia (5)Asia (3)Australasia (6)Australia (6)Australia (33)Austria (6)Azerbaijan (1)Bahamas (11)Bahrain (4)Bangladesh (11)Barbados (10)Belarus (4)Belgium (30)Belize (10)Benin (9)Bhutan (7)Bolivia (9)Borneo (1)Bosnia and Herzegovina (4)Botswana (10)Brazil (39)Brunei (4)Bulgaria (9)Burundi (2)Cabo Verde (6)Cambodia (6)Cameroon (8)Canada (16)Central African Republic (3)Chad (2)Chile (14)China (13)Colombia (33)Comoros 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(5)Mozambique (19)Myanmar (4)Namibia (12)Nepal (4)Netherlands (12)New Caledonia (7)New Zealand (13)Nicaragua (5)Niger (1)Nigeria (6)North Africa (1)North America (38)North Korea (1)North Macedonia (2)Norway (49)Oman (1)Pakistan (2)Panama (4)Paraguay (3)Peru (5)Philippines (5)Poland (11)Portugal (15)Republic of the Congo (7)Romania (5)Russia (5)Saint Kitts and Nevis (5)Saint Lucia (2)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)Samoa (2)Saudi Arabia (1)Senegal (2)Serbia (2)Seychelles (9)Sierra Leone (4)Singapore (1)Slovakia (2)Slovenia (4)Somalia (1)South Africa (22)South America (25)South Asia (43)South Korea (2)Spain (25)Sri Lanka (4)Suriname (7)Sweden (11)Switzerland (3)Taiwan (24)Tajikistan (1)Tanzania (9)Thailand (7)The Caribbean (1)The Caucasus (1)Timor-Leste (1)Togo (2)Trinidad and Tobago (2)Turkey (2)Turkmenistan (2)Uganda (1)Ukraine (8)United Arab Emirates (7)United Kingdom (17)United States (22)Uruguay (7)Uzbekistan (2)Vanuatu (2)Venezuela (18)Vietnam (5)Western Sahara (1)Yemen 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(Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteContains: African LionView the SourceBeaver (Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, National Park Service)National Park ServiceContains: BeaverView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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