List of endangered mammals

Extinct, since 1500: 78 species Extinct in the wild (EW): 2 species Critically endangered (CR): 209 species Endangered (EN): 481 species Vulnerable (VU): 507 species Near threatened (NT): 324 species Least concern (LC): 3,111 species Data deficient (DD): 790 speciesCircle frame.svg
  •   Extinct, since 1500: 78 species
  •   Extinct in the wild (EW): 2 species
  •   Critically endangered (CR): 209 species
  •   Endangered (EN): 481 species
  •   Vulnerable (VU): 507 species
  •   Near threatened (NT): 324 species
  •   Least concern (LC): 3,111 species
  •   Data deficient (DD): 790 species
Mammalian species (IUCN, 2015.4)
  • 5502 species have been evaluated
  • 4712 are fully assessed (excludes DD)
  • 3435 are not threatened at present (LC, NT)
  • 1197 are threatened (CR, EN, VU)
  • 80 to 110 are extinct or extinct in the wild (EX, EW, CR(PE), CR(PEW))
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

As of February 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 481 endangered mammalian species.[1] 8.7% of all evaluated mammalian species are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists 96 mammalian subspecies as endangered.

Of the subpopulations of mammals evaluated by the IUCN, five species subpopulations have been assessed as endangered.

For a species to be considered endangered by the IUCN it must meet certain quantitative criteria which are designed to classify taxa facing "a very high risk of exintction". An even higher risk is faced by critically endangered species, which are listed separately (List of critically endangered mammals) even though they also meet the quantitative criteria for endangered species. There are 690 mammalian species which are endangered or critically endangered.

Additionally 790 mammalian species (14% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.[2] While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed."[3]

This is a complete list of endangered mammalian species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN. Species or subspecies which have endangered subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.

Odd-toed ungulates

Species

Subspecies

Primates

There are 117 primate species and 68 primate subspecies assessed as endangered.

Gibbons

Species

Subspecies

  • Carpenter's lar
  • Malaysian lar
  • Sumatran lar gibbon
  • Abbott's gray gibbon
  • Northern gray gibbon
  • Muller's gray gibbon

Lemurs

There are 48 lemur species and one lemur subspecies assessed as endangered.

Indriids

Daubentoniidae species

Sportive lemurs

Lemurids

Species

Subspecies

Cheirogaleids

Great apes

Species

Subspecies

Tarsiers

Species

Subspecies

Old World monkeys

Species

Subspecies

  • Cercocebus atys lunulatus
  • Roloway guenon
  • Cercopithecus erythrogaster erythrogaster
  • Golden guenon
  • Bioko Preuss's monkey
  • Cameroon Preuss's monkey
  • Prigogine's Angola colobus
  • Mt Uaraguess guereza
  • Bioko black colobus
  • Dusky toque macaque
  • Highland toque macaque
  • Dry zone toque macaque
  • Mainland drill
  • Bioko drill
  • Nasalis larvatus larvatus
  • Nasalis larvatus orientalis
  • Miller's grizzled langur
  • Crested grizzled langur
  • Southern mitered langur
  • Presbytis melalophos sumatranus
  • Sombre-bellied Mentawai Island langur
  • Upper Guinea red colobus
  • Temminck's red colobus
  • Bioko red colobus
  • Procolobus rufomitratus rufomitratus
  • Uganda red colobus
  • Hubei golden snub-nosed monkey
  • Quinling golden snub-nosed monkey
  • Moupin golden snub-nosed monkey
  • Grey langur (southern)
  • Trachypithecus phayrei crepuscula
  • Trachypithecus phayrei phayrei
  • Shan states langur
  • Orange-bellied capped leaf monkey
  • Blond-bellied langur
  • Tenebrous capped langur
  • Bear monkey
  • Dry zone purple-faced langur
  • Southern lowland wetzone purple-faced langur

New World monkeys

Species

Subspecies

Lorisoidea

Species

Subspecies

  • Bioko needle-clawed galago
  • Galagoides zanzibaricus zanzibaricus
  • Loris lydekkerianus grandis
  • Northern ceylonese slender loris
  • Horton plains slender loris
  • Loris tardigradus tardigradus
  • Bioko Allen's galago

Cetartiodactyls

There are 44 cetartiodactyl species and 13 cetartiodactyl subspecies assessed as endangered. There are also subpopulations of cetartiodactyl species assessed as endangered. Cetartiodactyla includes dolphins, whales and even-toed ungulates.

Non-cetacean even-toed ungulates

There are 37 non-cetacean even-toed ungulate species and nine non-cetacean even-toed ungulate subspecies assessed as endangered.

Musk deer species

Deer species

Bovids

Species

Subspecies

Other non-cetacean even-toed ungulates

Species

Subspecies

Cetaceans

Species

Subspecies

  • Black sea harbour porpoise
  • Ganges river dolphin
  • Indus river dolphin
  • Black sea bottlenose dolphin

Subpopulations and stocks

Marsupials

There are 26 marsupial species assessed as endangered.

Peramelemorphia

Diprotodontia

Dasyuromorphia

Includes most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials.

Afrosoricida

Includes tenrecs and golden moles.

Carnivora

Species

Subspecies

Eulipotyphla

There are 41 species in the order Eulipotyphla assessed as endangered.

Shrews

Other Eulipotyphla species

Lagomorpha

Rabbits and relatives

Rodents

There are 145 rodent species assessed as endangered.

Hystricomorpha

("Porcupine-like")

Myomorpha

There are 104 species in Myomorpha assessed as endangered.

Murids

Includes mice, rats, gerbils, and relatives.

Spalacids

Nesomyids

Cricetids

Includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice.

Dipodids

Castorimorpha

("Beaver-like")

Sciuromorpha

There are 16 species in Sciuromorpha assessed as endangered.

Sciurids

Squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, susliks and prairie dogs

Bats

There are 48 bat species assessed as endangered.

Megabats

Microbats

There are 32 microbat species assessed as endangered.

Vesper bats

Other microbat species

Other mammals

Species

Subspecies

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2015.4". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Limitations of the Data". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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