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Browse the list of species by conservation status, from critically endangered to vulnerable. Find out more about the work WWF is doing to protect endangered species and their habitats.
- Black Spider Monkey
The destruction of tropical rainforests and threats from...
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- Tiger
It is also the only coastal mangrove tiger habitat in the...
- Sumatran Orangutan
The critically endangered Sumatran orangutan population is...
- Bornean Orangutan
Bornean orangutan populations have declined by more than 50%...
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- Sumatran Elephant
Sumatran elephants feed on a variety of plants and deposit...
- Black Spider Monkey
An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation.
- Javan Rhinos. Once found throughout south-east Asia, Javan rhinos have suffered a staggering decline in their numbers due to hunting and habitat loss.
- Amur Leopard. The Amur leopard is one of the rarest big cats in the world, with only around 100 individuals left in the wild. Although their wild population seems to be stable and increasing, these leopard subspecies are still critically endangered since 1996.
- Sunda Island Tiger. The Sunda Island tiger, or the Sumatran tiger, is the smallest tiger subspecies in the world, weighing up to 140kg. For reference, the tigers that live in the Amur region are the biggest of all the big cats where males can weigh up to twice as much as Sunda Island tigers.
- Mountain Gorillas. The Mountain gorilla is a subspecies of the eastern gorilla, which lives in two isolated populations in the high-altitude forests up in the volcanic, mountainous regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, and in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park of Uganda.
The IUCN Red List is the world's most comprehensive source of information on the extinction risk of animal, fungi and plant species. It classifies species into nine categories, from Not Evaluated to Extinct, and provides data and news on biodiversity conservation.
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, invasive species, and climate change.
1 day ago · Learn what an endangered species is, why it is at risk of extinction, and how human activities and natural phenomena affect its survival. Explore the threats, conservation efforts, and examples of endangered species around the world.
The IUCN Red List is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. It provides data, trends, categories, metrics and conservation actions for thousands of species, and is updated every year.
