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Critically Endangered animals

Critically Endangered (CR) species face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild under IUCN criteria. This list spans every major animal group, from great apes and rhinos to corals and freshwater fish.

Each record links to authoritative sources. Confirm the current status on the official IUCN Red List before relying on it — some of these species are the focus of intensive recovery programmes.

133 records in this view · last reviewed

Critically Endangered is the highest risk category before extinction in the wild. Several entries below are well-known recovery cases — proof that a category is a snapshot, not a verdict.

Data limitations

  • These are educational summaries, not the official assessment. Conservation status can change as new science and threats emerge.
  • We show the global IUCN Red List category. National and local status can differ from the global category.
  • Each record shows a last-verified date and a data-confidence flag so you can see how current and how checked it is.
  • Always verify the current status on the official IUCN Red List and the relevant national wildlife authority. FaunaHub does not replace conservation authorities.

Dataset last reviewed: Full data methodology →

Critically Endangered records

Showing 133 of 133 records

  • Addax

    Addax nasomaculatus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Adriatic Sturgeon

    Acipenser naccarii

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • African Forest Elephant

    Loxodonta cyclotis

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Recognised as a separate species from the African bush elephant in the 2021 IUCN assessment.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web, Animal Diversity Web

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  • African Penguin

    Spheniscus demersus

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Reported as up-listed to Critically Endangered in 2024 amid steep colony declines; confirm the current category on the live IUCN entry.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • American Burying Beetle

    Nicrophorus americanus

    Group
    Invertebrates
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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  • Angelshark

    Squatina squatina

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Aruba Island Rattlesnake

    Crotalus unicolor

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

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  • Axolotl

    Ambystoma mexicanum

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Population trend
    Decreasing
    Last verified
    Verified

    Abundant in captivity and research, but the wild population in Xochimilco is assessed as Critically Endangered.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial review

  • Bali Myna

    Leucopsar rothschildi

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Beluga Sturgeon

    Huso huso

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Source of beluga caviar; heavily affected by overfishing.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Bengal Florican

    Houbaropsis bengalensis

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Black Abalone

    Haliotis cracherodii

    Group
    Invertebrates
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries

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  • Black Rhinoceros

    Diceros bicornis

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur

    Varecia variegata

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Blue-throated Macaw

    Ara glaucogularis

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Bog Turtle

    Glyptemys muhlenbergii

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

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  • Bornean Orangutan

    Pongo pygmaeus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web, Smithsonian's National Zoo

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Bowmouth Guitarfish

    Rhina ancylostoma

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • Brown Spider Monkey

    Ateles hybridus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Burmese Roofed Turtle

    Batagur trivittata

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

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  • California Condor

    Gymnogyps californianus

    Group
    Birds
    Population trend
    Increasing
    Last verified
    Verified

    Recovered from a low of 22 birds in the 1980s through captive breeding and release; still dependent on active management.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Animal Diversity Web

    Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial review

  • Central American River Turtle

    Dermatemys mawii

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

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  • Chinese Alligator

    Alligator sinensis

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Chinese Bahaba

    Bahaba taipingensis

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • Chinese Giant Salamander

    Andrias davidianus

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    One of the largest living amphibians.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Chinese Pangolin

    Manis pentadactyla

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Chinese Sturgeon

    Acipenser sinensis

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • Christmas Frigatebird

    Fregata andrewsi

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Cotton-top Tamarin

    Saguinus oedipus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Cuban Crocodile

    Crocodylus rhombifer

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Dama Gazelle

    Nanger dama

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Dusky Gopher Frog

    Lithobates sevosus

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

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  • Eastern Gorilla

    Gorilla beringei

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Includes the mountain gorilla, whose closely monitored sub-population has shown localised recovery.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Egyptian Tortoise

    Testudo kleinmanni

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

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  • Elkhorn Coral

    Acropora palmata

    Group
    Invertebrates
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries

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  • European Eel

    Anguilla anguilla

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • European Hamster

    Cricetus cricetus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Up-listed to Critically Endangered in 2020 after steep declines across Europe.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • European Mink

    Mustela lutreola

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Fiji Crested Iguana

    Brachylophus vitiensis

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

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  • Franklin's Bumble Bee

    Bombus franklini

    Group
    Invertebrates
    Last verified
    Verified

    Has not been seen since 2006 and may be extinct.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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  • Ganges Shark

    Glyphis gangeticus

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • Geometric Tortoise

    Psammobates geometricus

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Gharial

    Gavialis gangeticus

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Population trend
    Trend unknown
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial review

  • Giant Ibis

    Thaumatibis gigantea

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Giant Sea Bass

    Stereolepis gigas

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • Golden Mantella

    Mantella aurantiaca

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

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  • Great Green Macaw

    Ara ambiguus

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Great Hammerhead

    Sphyrna mokarran

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Great Indian Bustard

    Ardeotis nigriceps

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Greater Bamboo Lemur

    Prolemur simus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Green Sawfish

    Pristis zijsron

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • Hainan Gibbon

    Nomascus hainanus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Often cited as the world's rarest ape.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Hawksbill Turtle

    Eretmochelys imbricata

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Population trend
    Decreasing
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, Animal Diversity Web

    Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial review

  • Helmeted Hornbill

    Rhinoplax vigil

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Hooded Grebe

    Podiceps gallardoi

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Hooded Vulture

    Necrosyrtes monachus

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Indian Vulture

    Gyps indicus

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Indri

    Indri indri

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Jamaican Iguana

    Cyclura collei

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Once thought extinct; rediscovered in 1990.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

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  • Javan Rhinoceros

    Rhinoceros sondaicus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Junín Grebe

    Podiceps taczanowskii

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Kākāpō

    Strigops habroptilus

    Group
    Birds
    Population trend
    Increasing
    Last verified
    Verified

    A flightless nocturnal parrot from New Zealand managed on predator-free islands.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial review

  • Kaluga

    Huso dauricus

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Kemp's Ridley Turtle

    Lepidochelys kempii

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Lake Oku Clawed Frog

    Xenopus longipes

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

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  • Largetooth Sawfish

    Pristis pristis

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries

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  • Leadbeater's Possum

    Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Lehmann's Poison Frog

    Oophaga lehmanni

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

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  • Lemur Leaf Frog

    Agalychnis lemur

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

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  • Lord Howe Island Stick Insect

    Dryococelus australis

    Group
    Invertebrates
    Last verified
    Verified

    Rediscovered on Ball's Pyramid after being thought extinct; subject of a captive-breeding programme.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Zoos Victoria

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  • Madagascar Fish Eagle

    Haliaeetus vociferoides

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Maugean Skate

    Zearaja maugeana

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • Mekong Giant Catfish

    Pangasianodon gigas

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • Morelet's Tree Frog

    Agalychnis moreletii

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

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  • Mountain Chicken Frog

    Leptodactylus fallax

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

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  • Nassau Grouper

    Epinephelus striatus

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, FishBase

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  • North Atlantic Right Whale

    Eubalaena glacialis

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Northern Corroboree Frog

    Pseudophryne pengilleyi

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

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  • Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat

    Lasiorhinus krefftii

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Northern Muriqui

    Brachyteles hypoxanthus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Oceanic Whitetip Shark

    Carcharhinus longimanus

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Orange-bellied Parrot

    Neophema chrysogaster

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Orinoco Crocodile

    Crocodylus intermedius

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

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  • Panamanian Golden Frog

    Atelopus zeteki

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Amphibian declines have been widely linked to the chytrid fungus alongside habitat loss.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Philippine Cockatoo

    Cacatua haematuropygia

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Philippine Crocodile

    Crocodylus mindorensis

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Philippine Eagle

    Pithecophaga jefferyi

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Ploughshare Tortoise

    Astrochelys yniphora

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Radiated Tortoise

    Astrochelys radiata

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Red Wolf

    Canis rufus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Red-fronted Macaw

    Ara rubrogenys

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Red-headed Vulture

    Sarcogyps calvus

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Red-shanked Douc

    Pygathrix nemaeus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Regent Honeyeater

    Anthochaera phrygia

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Russian Sturgeon

    Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

    Bombus affinis

    Group
    Invertebrates
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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  • Sakhalin Sturgeon

    Acipenser mikadoi

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • Sand Tiger Shark

    Carcharias taurus

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

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  • Saola

    Pseudoryx nghetinhensis

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    One of the rarest large mammals; rarely seen since its 1992 description.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Scalloped Hammerhead

    Sphyrna lewini

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Ship Sturgeon

    Acipenser nudiventris

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Siamese Crocodile

    Crocodylus siamensis

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Siberian Crane

    Leucogeranus leucogeranus

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Slender-billed Vulture

    Gyps tenuirostris

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Smalltooth Sawfish

    Pristis pectinata

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Southern Corroboree Frog

    Pseudophryne corroboree

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Spider Tortoise

    Pyxis arachnoides

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Spix's Macaw

    Cyanopsitta spixii

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Considered Critically Endangered (long regarded as extinct in the wild); subject of an ongoing reintroduction effort in Brazil.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Spoon-billed Sandpiper

    Calidris pygmaea

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Spotted Handfish

    Brachionichthys hirsutus

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Staghorn Coral

    Acropora cervicornis

    Group
    Invertebrates
    Population trend
    Decreasing
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries

    Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial review

  • Sumatran Orangutan

    Pongo abelii

    Group
    Mammals
    Population trend
    Decreasing
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web, Smithsonian's National Zoo

    Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial review

  • Sumatran Rhinoceros

    Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Sunda Pangolin

    Manis javanica

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Pangolins are widely reported among the most trafficked wild mammals.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

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  • Swift Parrot

    Lathamus discolor

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

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  • Table Mountain Ghost Frog

    Heleophryne rosei

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Tapanuli Orangutan

    Pongo tapanuliensis

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Described in 2017; one of the most range-restricted great apes, in the Batang Toru ecosystem of Sumatra.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Smithsonian's National Zoo

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey

    Rhinopithecus avunculus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Tope Shark

    Galeorhinus galeus

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Tristan Albatross

    Diomedea dabbenena

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Vaquita

    Phocoena sinus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    A porpoise endemic to the northern Gulf of California; widely reported as one of the world's most threatened marine mammals.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web, NOAA Fisheries

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Variable Harlequin Frog

    Atelopus varius

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Verreaux's Sifaka

    Propithecus verreauxi

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Waved Albatross

    Phoebastria irrorata

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • West African Slender-snouted Crocodile

    Mecistops cataphractus

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • West Indian Ocean Coelacanth

    Latimeria chalumnae

    Group
    Fish
    Last verified
    Verified

    A deep-water 'living fossil' lineage once thought extinct until rediscovery in 1938.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Western Gorilla

    Gorilla gorilla

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web, Smithsonian's National Zoo

    See FaunaHub animal profile →Source review pending

  • White Abalone

    Haliotis sorenseni

    Group
    Invertebrates
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • White-backed Vulture

    Gyps africanus

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • White-rumped Vulture

    Gyps bengalensis

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    South Asian vulture declines have been widely linked to the veterinary drug diclofenac.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Wild Bactrian Camel

    Camelus ferus

    Group
    Mammals
    Last verified
    Verified

    The wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus) is the threatened wild form; the linked reference covers Bactrian camels broadly.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle

    Rafetus swinhoei

    Group
    Reptiles & Amphibians
    Last verified
    Verified

    Among the rarest turtles on Earth.

    Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz

    Index record onlySource review pending

  • Yellow-crested Cockatoo

    Cacatua sulphurea

    Group
    Birds
    Last verified
    Verified

    Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International

    Index record onlySource review pending

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Critically Endangered mean?
Critically Endangered (CR) is the IUCN category for species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, based on criteria such as severe population decline, very small population size, or a very restricted range.
Can a Critically Endangered species recover?
Yes. Intensive conservation has pulled species back from the brink before. Recovery is difficult and not guaranteed, but the category can change as populations respond — which is why FaunaHub treats status as a dated snapshot.
Is this every Critically Endangered animal?
No. This is a curated educational selection, not the complete IUCN list. For the full, current list, use the official IUCN Red List.

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