Critically endangered species

A critically endangered species is a species of plant or animal, that has an extremely high risk of extinction in the future.

Conservation status
Risk of extinction
Extinction
Extinct Extinct in the Wild
Threatened
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Threatened
Lower risk
Conservation Dependent Near Threatened Least Concern
See also
World Conservation Union IUCN Red List

Critically endangered Mammals

• The Christmas Island Pipistrelle is a very small bat which is listed as being a Critically endangered species. In February 2009 there were only about 20 left living on Christmas Island. Scientists think the bat became extinct at the end of 2009.
• European mink

Critically endangered amphibians

• The Corroboree Frog, a very small frog found only in the high mountains of south east Australia.

Critically endangered reptiles

• The Gharial, a crocodile like animal.
• The Orinoco crocodile is a crocodile that only lives in the Orinoco river

Critically endangered birds

• The Grenada dove is a dove that only lives on the island of Grenada

Critically endangered molluscs

• The Similar Partula is a species of land snail that is now found only on one valley in French Polynesia.

Critically Endangered Species Media

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  Pygmy three-toed sloth, a species of sloth with a conservation status of Critically Endangered.

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  The Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) is an example of a critically endangered species. Their wild populations have been reduced due to overharvesting for its caviar.