Note: Critically endangered (CR)
When a taxonomic unit faces a very high chance of imminent extinction
Endangered (EN)
When a taxonomic unit does not meet the criteria for being critically endangered, but its wild population faces a very high chance of extinction in the
Name in Chinese, Scientific name, Conservation rank
Monotremata Monotremata
Long-nosed echidna Zaglossus bruijni EN Endangered
Dasyuromorphia
Desert marten Sminthopsis psammophila EN Endangered
Bag civet Peramelemorphia
Perameles bougainville EN Endangered
Diprotodontia
Lasiorhinus krefftii CR Critically Endangered
Onychogalea fraenata EN Endangered
Onychogalea fraenata EN Endangered
Short-nosed wallaby Bettongia tropica EN Endangered
Pteropodidae Chiroptera
Philippine fruit bat Acerodon jubatus EN Endangered
White-breasted lemur Pteropus insularis CR Critically Endangered
Marianna lemurs Pteropus mariannus EN Endangered
Western Pacific Karo Island lemur Pteropus molossinus CR Critically Endangered
Golden lemur Pteropus phaeocephalus CR Critically Endangered
Primates
Golden bamboo lemur Hapalemur aureus CR Critically Endangered
Broad-nosed reindeer lemur Hapalemur simus CR Critically Endangered
White-necked lemur Varecia variegata EN Threatened
Bright-faced lemur Indri indri EN Endangered
Fingered monkey Daubentonia madagascariensis EN endangered
White-eared tamarin Callithrix aurita EN endangered
Yellow-headed tamarin Callithrix flaviceps EN endangered
Golden lion tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia EN endangered
Bicolored fanged marmoset Saguinus bicolor CR Critically Endangered
Cotton-top tamarin Saguinus oedipus EN Endangered
Red-faced howler monkey Alouatta pigra EN Endangered
Curly-haired spider monkey Brachyteles arachnoides EN Endangered
Red-backed squirrel monkey Saimiri oerstedii EN endangered
Cercopithecus diana EN endangered
Lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus EN endangered
Ghost baboon Mandrillus leucophaeus EN endangered
Long-nosed monkey Nasalis larvatus EN Endangered
Tana River red colobus Procolobus rufomitratus CR Critically Endangered
White-rumped langur Pygathrix nemaeus EN Endangered
Yellow-crowned langur Trachypithecus geei EN Endangered
Crowned langur Trachypithecus pileatus EN endangered
White-browed gibbon Bunopithecus hoolock EN endangered
Silver gibbon Hylobates moloch CR critically endangered
Black gibbon Nomascus concolor EN endangered
Mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei EN endangered
Gorilla gorilla EN endangered
Bonobo chimpanzee Pan paniscus EN endangered
Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes EN endangered
Red orangutan Pongo pygmaeus EN endangered
Poor-toothed Xenarthra
Bradypus torquatus EN endangered
Hairy armadillo Priodontes maximus EN endangered
Rabbitiformes Leporidae
Assamid rabbit Caprolagus hispidus EN endangered
Mexican rabbit Romerolagus diazi EN endangered
Rodentia
Mexican prairie squirrel Cynomys mexicanus EN endangered
Nesting mouse Leporillus conditor EN Endangered
Chinese and Australian rough-tailed rat Zyzomys pedunculatus CR Critically Endangered
Short-tailed pom-pom rat Chinchilla brevicaudata CR Critically Endangered
Cetacea
Baiji Lipotes vexillifer CR Critically Endangered
Gangetic river dolphin Platanista gangetica EN Endangered
Pacific porpoise Phocoena sinus CR Critically Endangered
Sardine sardine Balaenoptera borealis EN Endangered
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus EN Endangered
Balaenoptera physalus EN Endangered
Northern right whale Eubalaena glacialis EN Endangered
North Pacific right whale Eubalaena japonica EN Endangered
Predatory carnivore Carnivora
Darwin's fox Pseudalopex fulvipes CR Critically Endangered
Red wolf Canis rufus CR Critically Endangered
Island gray fox Urocyon littoralis CR Critically Endangered
Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca EN endangered
Red panda Ailurus fulgens EN endangered
Sea otter Enhydra lutris EN endangered
Chilean otter Lontra provocax EN endangered
Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis EN endangered
Long Island long-tailed civet cat Cryptoprocta ferox EN endangered
Otter civet cat Cynogale bennettii EN endangered
Skinny-toothed mongoose Eupleres goudotii EN endangered
Spanish lynx Lynx pardinus CR critically endangered
Andean mountain cat Oreailurus jacobita EN Endangered
Tiger Panthera tigris EN Endangered
Snow leopard Uncia uncia EN Endangered
Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus CR Critically Endangered
Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi EN Endangered
Proboscidea
Elephas maximus EN Endangered
Perissodactyla
Equus africanus CR Critically Endangered
Grevy's zebra Equus grevyi EN Endangered
Mountain zebra Equus zebra EN Endangered
Chinese and American tapir Tapirus bairdii EN Endangered
Mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque EN Endangered
Sumatrensis rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis CR Critically Endangered
Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis CR Critically Endangered
Javan rhinoceros Rhinoceros sondaicus CR Critically Endangered
Indian rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis EN Endangered
Platts's wild horse Equus ferus przewalskii EN Endangered
Artiodactyla
Pygmy boar Sus salvanius CR Critically Endangered
Steppe peccary Catagonus wagneri EN Endangered
Karami guinea pig Axis calamianensis EN Endangered
Indian guinea pig Axis kuhlii EN Endangered
Chilean moose Hippocamelus bisulcus EN Endangered
Elaphurus davidianus CR Critically Endangered
Bow-horned antelope Addax nasomaculatus CR Critically Endangered
European bison Bison bonasus EN endangered
Javanese bison Bos javanicus EN endangered
Cowbull Bos sauveli CR critically endangered
Buffalo Bubalus bubalis EN endangered
Short-horned buffalo Bubalus depressicornis EN Endangered
Philippine buffalo Bubalus mindorensis CR Critically Endangered
Cyprus wild buffalo Bubalus quarlesi EN Endangered
Spirocco goat Capra falconeri EN Endangered
Thomson's gazelle Gazella cuvieri EN endangered
Deer gazelle Gazella dama EN endangered
Fine-horned gazelle Gazella leptoceros EN endangered
Arabian gazelle Oryx leucoryx EN endangered
Tibetan gazelle Pantholops hodgsonii EN Endangered
Wuguang cattle Pseudoryx nghetinhensis EN Endangered
Big-nosed antelope Saiga tatarica CR Critically Endangered Chinese name Scientific name Conservation rank
Albatrosses Procellariiforme
Wandering albatrosses Diomedea amsterdamensis CR Critically Endangered
New Zealand Petrel Oceanites maorianus CR Critically Endangered
Pelecaniformes
Abbott's Booby Papasula abbotti CR Critically Endangered
Andrew's Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi CR Critically Endangered
Ciconiiformes
Japanese white stork Ciconia boyciana EN Endangered
Great ibis Thaumatibis gigantea CR Critically Endangered
Crested ibis Geronticus eremita CR Critically Endangered
Japanese crested ibis Nipponia nippon EN Critically EndangeredGoose and Duck Anseriformes
Mare Island Mallard Anas bernieri EN Critically Endangered
Leshan Island Mallard Anas laysanensis CR Critically Endangered
Hawaiian Duck Anas wyvilliana EN Critically Endangered
Hawaiian Duck Anas wyvilliana wyvilliana EN Endangered
White-winged Wood Duck Cairina scutulata EN Endangered
White-headed Hard-tailed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN Endangered
Buzzard Hawks Falconiformes
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus CR Critically Endangered
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti EN Endangered
Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR Critically Endangered
Indian Bald Eagle Gyps indicus CR Critically Endangered
Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax wilsonii CR Critically Endangered
Ape-eating eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi CR Critically Endangered
Peregrine falcon Falco cherrug EN Endangered
Quail grouse Galliformes
Camping mound bird Macrocephalon maleo EN Endangered
Red-billed Government Bird Crax blumenbachii EN Endangered
Horned Government Bird Oreophasis derbianus EN Endangered
White-winged Government Bird Penelope albipennis CR Critically Endangered
Black-breasted Song Government Bird Pipile jacutinga EN Endangered
Lophura edwardsi EN Endangered
Bornean Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri EN Endangered
Gruiformes
American Crane Grus americana EN endangered
Danding Crane Grus japonensis EN endangered
White Crane Grus leucogeranus CR critically endangered
Rhodehavi Ruffed Grouse Gallirallus sylvestris EN endangered
Cagoule Bird Rhynochetos jubatus EN Endangered
Great Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps EN Endangered
Snipe Charadriiformes
Equismore's Lapwing Numenius borealis CR Critically Endangered
Fine-billed Lapwing Numenius tenuirostris CR Critically Endangered
Black-billed Crested Tern Sterna bernsteini CR Critically Endangered
Norman's Green-footed Sandpiper Tringa guttifer EN Endangered
Parrotiformes
Red-anal Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia CR Critically Endangered
Small Sunflower Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea CR Critically Endangered
Emperor Parrot Amazona imperialis EN Endangered
Yellow-headed Amazon Parrot Amazona oratrix EN Endangered
Red-fronted Parrot Amazona rhodocorytha EN endangered
Red-crowned Amazon parrotlet Amazona viridigenalis EN endangered
Puerto Rican parrotlet Amazona vittata CR critically endangered
Gray-and-green macaw Anodorhynchus glaucus CR critically endangered<
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus EN endangered
Anodorhynchus leari CR critically endangered
Red-cheeked macaw Ara rubrogenys EN endangered
Blue macaw Cyanopsitta spixii CR Critically Endangered
Cyanoramphus forbesi EN Endangered
Eos histrio EN Endangered
Eunymphicus cornutus EN Endangered
Neophema chrysogaster CR Critically Endangered
Neophema chrysogaster CR Critically Endangered
Yellow-bellied parrot chrysogaster CR Critically Endangered
Yellow-eared parakeet Ognorhynchus icterotis CR Critically Endangered
Golden-shouldered parakeet Psephotus chrysopterygius EN Endangered
Thick-billed parakeet Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha EN Endangered
Cat-faced parrot Strigops habroptilus CR Critically Endangered
Dark-blue nectar-sucking parrot Vini ultramarina EN Endangered
Cuckoo order Cuculiformes
Banana cuckoo Tauraco bannermani EN Endangered
Owls Strigiformes
Tyto soumagnei EN Endangered
Apodiformes
Chestnut-bellied hummingbird Amazilia castaneiventrisCR Critically Endangered
Saint-Martin's sabre-winged hummingbird Campylopterus phainopeplus EN Endangered
Black star-fronted hummingbird Coeligena prunellei EN Endangered
Green-throated hairy-legged hummingbird Eriocnemis godini CR Critically Endangered
Colored hairy-legged hummingbird Eriocnemis mirabilis CR Critically Endangered
Black-breasted hairy-legged Eriocnemis nigrivestis CR Critically endangered
Blue-topped hummingbird Eupherusa cyanophrys EN Endangered
Hook-billed hummingbird Glaucis dohrnii EN Endangered
Royal-collared hummingbird Heliangelus regalis EN Endangered
Green-bellied Hummingbird Lepidopyga lilliae CR Critically Endangered
Forked Fan-tailed Hummingbird Loddigesia mirabilis EN Endangered
Purple-throated Phaeton Hummingbird METAllura baroni EN Endangered
Peri Phaeton Hummingbird METAllura iracunda EN Endangered
Fire-crowned hummingbird Sephanoides fernandensis CR Critically Endangered
Gray-billed comet hummingbird Taphrolesbia griseiventris EN Endangered
Coraciiformes in the order Coraciiformes
Spotted-billed hornbill Penelopides mindorensis EN Endangered
Woodpeckers Piciformes
Ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus imperialis CR Critically Endangered
Ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalis CR Critically Endangered
Swallowfinches Passeriformes
Banded umbrella bird Cotinga maculata EN Endangered
White-winged umbrella bird Xipholena atropurpurea EN Endangered
Cozme thrush Toxostoma guttatum CR Critically endangered
Thai pachyderm Pitta gurneyi CR Critically Endangered
Ruck's Pachycephalin Cyornis ruckii CR Critically Endangered
White-breasted Zosterops albogularis CR Critically Endangered
Black-crowned yellow finch Gubernatrix cristata EN Endangered
Goldfinch Carduelis cucullata EN Endangered
Long-crested nuthatch Leucopsar rothschildi CR Critically Endangered Chinese Name Scientific Name Level of Protection
Testudines
Mud turtle Dermatemys mawii EN Endangered
Large-headed turtle Platysternon megacephalum EN Endangered
Batagur baska CR Critically Endangered
Callagur borneoensis CR Critically Endangered
Cuora aurocapitata CR Critically Endangered
Cuora flavomarginata EN Critically Endangered
Yellow-margined closed-shelled turtle Cuora flavomarginata EN Endangered
Yellow-fronted closed-shelled turtle Cuora galbinifrons CR Critically Endangered
Baccarat closed-shelled turtle Cuora mccordi CR Critically Endangered
Pan's closed-shelled turtle Cuora pani CR Critically Endangered
Three-lined closed-shelled turtle Cuora trifasciata CR Critically Endangered
Three-lines closed-shelled turtle Cuora trifasciata CR Critically Endangered
Cuora zhoui CR Critically Endangered
Heosemys depressa CR Critically Endangered
Heosemys leytensis CR Critically Endangered
Heosemys spinosa EN Endangered
Three-lined Sawback Turtle Kachuga dhongoka EN Endangered
Bengal Sawback Turtle Kachuga kachuga CR Critically Endangered
Assam Sawback Turtle Kachuga sylhetensis EN Endangered
Burma Sawback Turtle Kachuga trivittata EN Endangered
Sulawesi Leaf Turtle Leucocephalon yuwonoi CR Critically Endangered
Shiba Coffin Turtle Mauremys mutica EN Endangered
Malaysian Giant Turtle Orlitia borneensis EN Endangered
Saw Margin Regent Turtle Pyxidea mouhotii EN Endangered
Terrapene coahuila EN Endangered
Burmese star tortoise Geochelone platynota CR Critically Endangered
Angoloca elephant tortoise Geochelone yniphora EN Endangered
Burmese land tortoise Indotestudo elongata EN endangered
Indian tortoise Indotestudo forstenii EN endangered
Boot-footed tortoise Manouria emys EN endangered
Star tortoise Psammobates geometricus EN endangered
Flat-tailed beaded tortoise Pyxis planicauda EN endangered
Flat-tailed bead-netted turtle Pyxis planicauda EN Endangered
Testudo kleinmanni CR Critically Endangered
Testudo werneri CR Critically Endangered
Red loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta EN Endangered
Green loggerhead sea turtle Chelonia mydas EN Endangered
Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata CR Critically endangered
Kemp's ridley turtle Lepidochelys kempii CR Critically endangered
Elem shrike turtle Lepidochelys olivacea EN Endangered
Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea CR Critically Endangered
Apalone ater CR Critically Endangered
Chitra chitra CR Critically Endangered
Chitra indica EN Endangered
Soft-shelled turtle Pelochelys cantorii EN Endangered
Erymnochelys madagascarensis Erymnochelys madagascariensis EN Endangered
South American giant side-necked turtle Podocnemis lewyana EN Endangered
Rhode Island snake-necked turtle Chelodina mccordi CR Critically Endangered
Australian short-necked turtle Pseudemydura umbrina CR Critically Endangered
Crocodylia
Yangtze Crocodile Alligator sinensis CR Critically Endangered
Oligoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius CR Critically Endangered
Philippine Crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis CR Critically Endangered
Cuban crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer EN Endangered
Siamese crocodile Crocodylus siamensis CR Critically Endangered
Gangetic crocodile Gavialis gangeticus EN Endangered
Malayan long-billed crocodile Tomistoma schlegelii EN Endangered
Sauria
Shaktaru pygmy chameleon Bradypodion setaroi EN Endangered
Smithsonian pygmy chameleon Bradypodion taeniabronchum CR Critically Endangered
Fijian banded iguana Brachylophus fasciatus EN Threatened fasciatus EN Endangered
Fijian Crowned Iguana Brachylophus vitiensis CR Critically Endangered
Jamaican Iguana Cyclura collei CR Critically Endangered
Blue Rock Iguana Cyclura lewisi CR Critically Endangered
Simonyi's Lizard Gallotia simonyi CR Critically Endangered
Serpentes, suborder Serpentes
Vomiting Python Aspidites ramsayi EN Endangered
Island Torpedo Casarea dussumieri EN Endangered
Ocineus pit viper Vipera ursinii EN Endangered
Weichmann's Vipera wagneri EN Endangered Chinese Name Scientific Name Conservation Rank
Anura
Barr's Placental Toad Altiphrynoides malcolmi EN Endangered
Panamanian Golden Frog Atelopus zeteki CR Critically Endangered
African Placental Toad Nectophrynoides asperginis CR Critically Endangered
Red-banded Arrow-poison Frog Dendrobates lehmanni CR Critically Endangered
Ecuadorian Tricolored Arrow-poison Frog Epipedobates tricolor EN Endangered
Golden Arrow-poison Frog Phyllobates terribilis EN Endangered
Golden Mantella Mantella aurantiaca CR Critically Endangered
Mantella crocea Mantella crocea EN Endangered
Green Mantella Mantella viridis CR Critically Endangered
Red Plowfoot Scaphiophryne gottlebei CR Critically Endangered
Ecuadorian tri-colored poisonous frogs Epipedobates tricolor gottlebei CR Critically Endangered
Caudata
Ambystoma dumerilii CR Critically Endangered
Andrias davidianus CR Critically Endangered Chinese name Scientific name Level of protection
Sturgeons Acipenseriformes
Andrias davidianus Acipenser dabryanus CR Critically Endangered
Russian Sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii EN Endangered
Pacific Sturgeon Acipenser mikadoi EN Endangered
Naked Belly Sturgeon Acipenser nudiventris EN Endangered
Persian sturgeon Acipenser persicus EN Endangered
Sturgeon Acipenser schrenckii EN Endangered
Chinese sturgeon Acipenser sinensis EN Endangered
Flash sturgeon Acipenser stellatus EN Endangered<
Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser sturio CR Critically endangered
Huso sturgeon Huso dauricus EN Endangered
European sturgeon Huso huso EN Endangered
White sturgeon Psephurus gladius CR Critically endangered
Silver shoveling sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi CR Critically Endangered
Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni CR Critically Endangered
Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni EN Endangered
Missouri sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni EN Endangered<
Missouri shovel sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus EN Endangered
Alabama shovel sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus CR Critically Endangered
Osteoglossiformes
Silver darter Scleropages formosus EN Endangered
Cypriniformes
Probarbus jullieni EN Endangered
Chasmistes cujus CR Critically Endangered
Siluriformes
Mekong Catfish Pangasianodon gigas CR Critically Endangered
Syngnathiformes
Hippocampus capensis EN Endangered
Perciformes
Cheilinus undulatus EN Endangered
Cheilinus spp. undulatus EN Endangered
California dogfish Totoaba macdonaldi CR Critically Endangered
Coelacanthiformes
Coelacanthiformes Latimeria chalumnae CR Critically Endangered Gymnosperm
Chinese name Scientific name Level of protection
Coniferales
Chilean cypress Fitzroya cupressoides EN Endangered
Metasequoia Metasequoia glyptostroboides CR Critically Endangered Wollemia nobilis CR Critically Endangered
Cycadales
Cycadaceae Cycadales
Cycas beddomei CR Critically Endangered
Cycas changjiangensis EN Endangered
Cycas debaoensis CR Critically Endangered Cycas hainanensis EN Endangered
Cycas hongheensis CR Critically Endangered
Cycas megacarpa EN Endangered
Cycas multipinnata EN Endangered
Cycas platyphylla EN Endangered
Cycas taiwaniana EN Endangered
Cycas taiwaniana EN Endangered
Cycas taiwaniana EN Endangered
Taiwanian cycas Cycas taiwaniana EN Endangered
Dendritic cycas Cycas tansachana CR Critically Endangered
Microcycas calocoma CR Critically Endangered
Taxales of the order Taxales
Florida redwood Taxus floridana CR Critically Endangered
Angiosperms
Chinese Name Scientific Name Level of Protection
Liliales
Aloe helenae CR Critically Endangered
Aloe pillansii CR Critically Endangered
Aloe suzannae CR Critically Endangered
Orchidales
Paphiopedilum armeniacum EN Endangered
Paphiopedilum barbigerum EN Endangered
Paphiopedilum dianthum EN Endangered
Paphiopedilum emersonii CR Critically Endangered
Paphiopedilum tigrinum CR Critically Endangered
Palms of the order Arecales
Madagascar tortoiseback palm Beccariophoenix madagascariensis CR Critically Endangered
Red Leaf Sloth Anemone Lemurophoenix halleuxii EN Endangered
Darwin's Cactus Palm Marojejya darianii CR Critically Endangered
Louvel's Palm Ravenea louvelii EN Endangered
Bee Machiavellian forest anemone Satranala decussilvae EN Endangered
Gerard's forest coconut Voanioala gerardii CR Critically Endangered
Juglandales of the order Walnuts
Maple walnuts Oreomunnea pterocarpa EN Endangered
Staphylinidae Caryophyllales
Cone Melocactus conoideus CR Critically Endangered
Dinacanthus Melocactus deinacanthus CR Critically Endangered
White Melocactus Melocactus glaucescens CR Critically Endangered
Melocactus paucispinus EN Endangered
Nepenthales
Rajah hogweed Nepenthes rajah EN Endangered
Mountain bottlebrush Sarracenia oreophila CR Critically Endangered
Bean Fabales
Parrot's-beak Clianthus puniceus EN Endangered
Convex-stemmed bean Pericopsis elata EN Endangered
Platymiscium pleiostachyum EN Endangered
Cycloid-leaved zinnia Pterocarpus santalinus EN Endangered
Brazilian sumac Caesalpinia echinata EN Endangered
Myrtle Myrtles
Sedum Aquilaria crassna CR Critically Endangered
Orchidium Euphorbiales< /p>
Euphorbia cylindrifolia EN Endangered
Euphorbia decaryi EN Endangered
Euphorbia francoisii CR Critically Endangered
Euphorbia parvicyathophora CR Critically Endangered
Pre-flora Euphorbia parvicyathophora CR Critically Endangered
Euphorbia quartziticola EN Endangered
Euphorbia tulearensis CR Critically Endangered
Sapindales
Mahagoni Mahogany Swietenia mahagoni EN Endangered
Medicinal guaiacum officinale EN Endangered
Sacred guaiacum sanctum EN Endangered