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endangered species list.
Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is
. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
page.
| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Angular Rough Shark
|
Oxynotus centrina |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
2. |
Arbutus pavarii
|
Arbutus pavarii |
Plants |
Libya |
3. |
Audouin's Gull
|
Larus audouinii |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
4. |
Balearic Shearwater
|
Puffinus mauretanicus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States) |
5. |
Barbary Sheep
|
Ammotragus lervia |
Mammals |
Africa, Middle East |
6. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
7. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
8. |
Blackchin Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos cemiculus |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
9. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
10. |
Cheetah
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Acinonyx jubatus |
Mammals |
Africa to India |
11. |
Cobitis levantina
|
Cobitis levantina |
Fishes |
Libya, Syria, Turkey |
12. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
13. |
Common Tortoise
|
Testudo graeca |
Reptiles |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
14. |
Dartford Warbler
|
Sylvia undata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
15. |
Desert Monitor
|
Varanus griseus |
Reptiles |
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East |
16. |
Desert Viper
|
Daboia deserti |
Reptiles |
Algeria, Libya, Tunisia |
17. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
18. |
Ebony Mastigure
|
Uromastyx alfredschmidti |
Reptiles |
Algeria, Libya |
19. |
Egyptian Tortoise
|
Testudo kleinmanni |
Reptiles |
Egypt, Libya |
20. |
Egyptian Vulture
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Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
21. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
22. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
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Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
|
23. |
European Eel
|
Anguilla anguilla |
Fishes |
European coasts from the Black Sea to the White Sea (Russia), Rivers of the North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Seas |
24. |
Felten's Myotis
|
Myotis punicus |
Mammals |
Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia |
25. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
26. |
Four-toed Jerboa
|
Allactaga tetradactyla |
Mammals |
Egypt, Libya |
27. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
28. |
Giant Noctule Bat
|
Nyctalus lasiopterus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
29. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
30. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
31. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
32. |
Houbara Bustard
|
Chlamydotis undulata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
33. |
Lappet-faced Vulture
|
Torgos tracheliotos |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
34. |
Leopard Fringe-fingered Lizard
|
Acanthodactylus pardalis |
Reptiles |
Egypt, Libya |
35. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
36. |
Little Bustard
|
Tetrax tetrax |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
37. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
38. |
Long-nosed Skate
|
Dipturus oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
39. |
Mediterranean Monk Seal
|
Monachus monachus |
Mammals |
Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea |
40. |
Mehely's Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus mehelyi |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
41. |
One-finned Shark
|
Heptranchias perlo |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
42. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
43. |
Philochortus zolii
|
Philochortus zolii |
Reptiles |
Egypt, Libya |
44. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
45. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
46. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
47. |
Slender-billed Curlew
|
Numenius tenuirostris |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
48. |
Slender-horned Gazelle
|
Gazella leptoceros |
Mammals |
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan |
49. |
Smoothback Angel Shark
|
Squatina oculata |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
50. |
Sooty Falcon
|
Falco concolor |
Birds |
Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
51. |
Striped Hyena
|
Hyaena hyaena |
Mammals |
Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, Europe |
52. |
White Grouper
|
Epinephelus aeneus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
53. |
White-headed Duck
|
Oxyura leucocephala |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
54. |
Yelkouan Shearwater
|
Puffinus yelkouan |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |