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Endangered species found in St. Helena:
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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Ascension Frigatebird
|
Fregata aquila |
Birds |
St. Helena |
2. |
Asplenium ascensionis
|
Asplenium ascensionis |
Plants |
St. Helena |
3. |
Atlantic Petrel
|
Pterodroma incerta |
Birds |
Argentina, Brazil, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, United States/US Territory, Uruguay |
4. |
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
|
Thalassarche chlororhynchos |
Birds |
Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay |
5. |
Atriplex plebeja
|
Atriplex plebeja |
Plants |
St. Helena |
6. |
Bastard Gumwood
|
Commidendrum rotundifolium |
Plants |
St. Helena |
7. |
Bentgrass
|
Agrostis trachychlaena |
Plants |
St. Helena |
8. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
9. |
Black Cabbage Tree
|
Melanodendron integrifolium |
Plants |
St. Helena |
10. |
Black-browed Albatross
|
Thalassarche melanophrys |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, Oceanic, South America |
11. |
Boxwood
|
Mellissia begonifolia |
Plants |
St. Helena |
12. |
Deepwater Jack
|
Pontinus nigropunctatus |
Fishes |
St. Helena |
13. |
Dogwood
|
Nesohedyotis arborea |
Plants |
St. Helena |
14. |
Dwarf Jellico
|
Sium burchellii |
Plants |
St. Helena |
15. |
Euphorbia origanoides
|
Euphorbia origanoides |
Plants |
St. Helena |
16. |
False Gumwood
|
Commidendrum spurium |
Plants |
St. Helena |
17. |
Galapagos Shark
|
Carcharhinus galapagensis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
18. |
Gentoo Penguin
|
Pygoscelis papua |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America |
19. |
Gough Bunting
|
Rowettia goughensis |
Birds |
St. Helena |
20. |
Gough Moorhen
|
Gallinula comeri |
Birds |
St. Helena |
21. |
Gray-headed Albatross
|
Thalassarche chrysostoma |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America |
22. |
Grosbeak Bunting
|
Nesospiza wilkinsi |
Birds |
St. Helena |
|
23. |
He Cabbage Tree
|
Pladaroxylon leucadendron |
Plants |
St. Helena |
24. |
Inaccessible Island Rail
|
Atlantisia rogersi |
Birds |
St. Helena |
25. |
Large Bellflower
|
Wahlenbergia linifolia |
Plants |
St. Helena |
26. |
Large Jellico
|
Sium bracteatum |
Plants |
St. Helena |
27. |
Marattia purpurascens
|
Marattia purpurascens |
Plants |
St. Helena |
28. |
Murphy's Petrel
|
Pterodroma ultima |
Birds |
French Polynesia, Pitcairn, St. Helena |
29. |
Nightingale Brassbuttons
|
Cotula moseleyi |
Plants |
St. Helena |
30. |
Nightingale Ribbon Worm
|
Katechonemertes nightingaleensis |
Worms |
St. Helena |
31. |
Northern Rockhopper Penguin
|
Eudyptes moseleyi |
Birds |
French Southern Territories, St. Helena |
32. |
Northern Royal Albatross
|
Diomedea sanfordi |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Oceans, South America, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
33. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
34. |
Pteris adscensionis
|
Pteris adscensionis |
Plants |
St. Helena |
35. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
36. |
Redwood
|
Trochetiopsis erythroxylon |
Plants |
St. Helena |
37. |
Resplendent Pygmy Angelfish
|
Centropyge resplendens |
Fishes |
St. Helena |
38. |
Saint Helena Earwig
|
Labidura herculeana |
Insects |
St. Helena |
39. |
Scrubwood
|
Commidendrum rugosum |
Plants |
St. Helena |
40. |
She Cabbage Tree
|
Lachanodes arborea |
Plants |
St. Helena |
41. |
Skulpin
|
Physiculus helenaensis |
Fishes |
St. Helena |
42. |
Small Bellflower
|
Wahlenbergia angustifolia |
Plants |
St. Helena |
43. |
Sooty Albatross
|
Phoebetria fusca |
Birds |
Antarctica, New Zealand, Oceanic, South Africa, South America |
44. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
|
45. |
Southern Bluefin Tuna
|
Thunnus maccoyii |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Oceans, South America |
46. |
Southern Giant-petrel
|
Macronectes giganteus |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctic, Australia, Oceanic, South America |
47. |
Southern Royal Albatross
|
Diomedea epomophora |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America |
48. |
Spectacled Petrel
|
Procellaria conspicillata |
Birds |
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay |
49. |
Sporobolus caespitosus
|
Sporobolus caespitosus |
Plants |
St. Helena |
50. |
St Helena Dragonet
|
Callionymus sanctaehelenae |
Fishes |
St. Helena |
51. |
St. Helena Chromis
|
Chromis sanctaehelenae |
Fishes |
St. Helena |
52. |
St. Helena Ebony
|
Trochetiopsis ebenus |
Plants |
St. Helena |
53. |
St. Helena Gumwood
|
Commidendrum robustum |
Plants |
St. Helena |
54. |
St. Helena Lobelia
|
Trimeris scaevolifolia |
Plants |
St. Helena |
55. |
St. Helena Plover
|
Charadrius sanctaehelenae |
Birds |
St. Helena |
56. |
St. Helena Rosemary
|
Phylica polifolia |
Plants |
St. Helena |
57. |
St. Helena Tea
|
Frankenia portulacifolia |
Plants |
St. Helena |
58. |
Stegastes sanctaehelenae
|
Stegastes sanctaehelenae |
Fishes |
St. Helena |
59. |
Thalassoma ascensionis
|
Thalassoma ascensionis |
Fishes |
St. Helena |
60. |
Tonguefern
|
Elaphoglossum nervosum |
Plants |
St. Helena |
61. |
Tonguefern
|
Elaphoglossum dimorphum |
Plants |
St. Helena |
62. |
Tonguefern
|
Elaphoglossum bifurcatum |
Plants |
St. Helena |
63. |
Tristan Albatross
|
Diomedea dabbenena |
Birds |
Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, St. Helena, Uruguay |
64. |
Tristan Bunting
|
Nesospiza acunhae |
Birds |
St. Helena |
65. |
Tristan Thrush
|
Nesocichla eremita |
Birds |
St. Helena |
66. |
Wandering Albatross
|
Diomedea exulans |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Oceanic, South America |
|
67. |
Whitewood
|
Petrobium arboreum |
Plants |
St. Helena |
68. |
Xiphopteris ascensionense
|
Xiphopteris ascensionense |
Plants |
St. Helena |