Vulnerable species

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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

A vulnerable species is a species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve. The following is a very small, non-representative fraction of the 8,565 species listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Contents 1 Animals 1.1 Mammalia 1.1.1 Didelphimorphia 1.1.2 Peramelemorphia 1.1.3 Dasyuromorphia 1.1.4 Rodentia 1.1.5 Afrosoricida 1.1.6 Insectivora 1.1.7 Chiroptera 1.1.8 Carnivora 1.1.9 Pinnipeda 1.1.10 Sirenia 1.1.11 Perissodactyla 1.1.12 Artiodactyla 1.1.13 Cetacea 1.2 Chondricthyes 1.3 Aves 1.3.1 Anseriformes 1.3.2 Charadriiformes 1.3.3 Columbiformes 1.3.4 Falconiformes 1.3.5 Galliformes 1.3.6 Gruiformes 1.3.7 Passeriformes 1.3.8 Pelecaniformes 1.3.9 Piciformes 1.3.10 Procellariiformes 1.3.11 Psittaciformes 1.3.12 Sphenisciformes 1.3.13 Strigiformes 1.3.14 Struthioniformes 2 Plants 3 External links

[edit] Animals

[edit] Mammalia

[edit] Didelphimorphia

• Chacoan Pygmy Opossum (Chacodelphys formosa)

[edit] Peramelemorphia

• Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis)

[edit] Dasyuromorphia

• Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei)
• Broad-striped Dasyure (Paramurexia rothschildi)
• White-footed Dunnart (Sminthopsis leucopus)

[edit] Rodentia

• Lowland Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile)
• Menzbier's Marmot (Marmota menzbieri)
• European Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)

[edit] Afrosoricida

• Robust Golden Mole (Amblysomus robustus)
• Arend's Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi)
• Duthie's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa duthieae)
• Rough-haired Golden Mole (Chrysospalax villosus)
• Dryad Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dryas)
• Montane Shrew Tenrec (Microgale monticola)

[edit] Insectivora

• Eisentraut's Shrew (Crocidura eisentrauti)
• Smoky White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura fumosa)
• Glass's Shrew (Crocidura glassi)
• Kivu Shrew (Crocidura kivuana)
• Lucina's Shrew (Crocidura lucina)
• MacMillan's Shrew (Crocidura macmillani)
• Manenguba Shrew (Crocidura manengubae)
• Oriental Shrew (Crocidura orientalis)
• Timor Shrew (Crocidura tenuis)
• Cretan Shrew (Crocidura zimmermanni)
• Talamancan Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis gracilis)
• Russian Desman (Desmana moschata)
• Pyrenean Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)
• Babault's Mouse Shrew (Myosorex babaulti)
• Montane Mouse Shrew (Myosorex blarina)
• Long-tailed Forest Shrew (Myosorex longicaudatus)
• Sclater's Mouse Shrew (Myosorex sclateri)
• Kilimanjaro Mouse Shrew (Myosorex zinki)
• Ruwenzori Shrew (Ruwenzorisorex suncoides)
• Carmen Mountain Shrew (Sorex milleri)
• Bornean Pygmy Shrew (Suncus hosei)
• Asian Highland Shrew (Suncus montanus)
• Aberdare Mole Shrew (Surdisorex norae)
• Mt. Kenya Mole Shrew (Surdisorex polulus)
• Cameroonian Forest Shrew (Sylvisorex camerunensis)
• Howell's Forest Shrew (Sylvisorex howelli)
• Arrogant Shrew (Sylvisorex morio)

[edit] Chiroptera

• Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai)
• Banana Bat (Musonycteris harrisoni)

[edit] Carnivora

• Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
• Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
• Owston's Palm Civet (Chrotogale owstoni)
• Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
• Hose's Palm Civet (Diplogale hosei)
• Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)
• Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)
• Kodkod (Leopardus guigna)
• Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
• Sulawesi Palm Civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii)
• Nilgiri Marten (Martes gwatkinsii)
• Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
• Colombian Weasel (Mustela felipei)
• Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
• Lion (Panthera leo)
• Golden Palm Civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis)
• Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata)
• Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
• Brown-tailed Mongoose (Salanoia concolor)
• Pygmy Spotted Skunk (Spilogale pygmaea)
• Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
• Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
• Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)

[edit] Pinnipeda

• Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
• Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata)
• Whakahao (Phocarctos hookeri)

[edit] Sirenia

• Dugong (Dugong dugong)
• Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis)
• West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
• West African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)

[edit] Perissodactyla

• Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
• Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

[edit] Artiodactyla

• Dibatag (Ammodorcas clarkei)
• Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
• Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
• Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
• Gaur (Bos frontalis)
• Yak (Bos grunniens)
• Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
• Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus)
• Zebra Duiker (Cephalophus zebra)
• Barasingha (Cervus duvaucelii)
• Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis)
• Dorcas Gazelle (Gazella dorcas)
• Mountain Gazelle (Gazella gazella)
• Red-fronted Gazelle (Gazella rufifrons)
• Soemmerring's Gazelle (Gazella soemmerringii)
• Goitered Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa)
• Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
• Silver Dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii)
• Siberian Musk Deer (Moschus moschiferus)
• Hairy-fronted Muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons)
• Red Goral (Naemorhedus baileyi)
• Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus caudatus)
• Philippine Warty Pig (Sus philippensis)
• Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis)

[edit] Cetacea

• Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
• Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
• Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

[edit] Chondricthyes

• Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

[edit] Aves

[edit] Anseriformes

• Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)

[edit] Charadriiformes

• Craveri's Murrelet (Synthliboramphus craveri)
• Xantus's Murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus)
• Japanese Murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)

[edit] Columbiformes

• Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)

[edit] Falconiformes

• Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti)

[edit] Galliformes

• Bruijn's Brush-turkey (Aepypodius bruijnii)
• White-breasted Guineafowl (Agelastes meleagrides)
• Bearded Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus)
• Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)

[edit] Gruiformes

• Calayan Rail (Gallirallus calayanensis)

[edit] Passeriformes

• Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli)
• White-throated Jay (Cyanolyca mirabilis)
• Abbott's Starling (Cinnyricinclus femoralis)
• Dwarf Jay (Cyanolyca nana)
• Golden-winged Laughingthrush (Garrulax ngoclinhensis)
• Moustached Antpitta (Grallaria alleni)
• Santa Marta Antpitta (Grallaria bangsi)
• 'Anianiau (Hemignathus parvus)
• Rudd's Lark (Heteromirafra ruddi)
• Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni)
• Galápagos Martin (Progne modesta)
• Peruvian Martin (Progne murphyi)
• Rusty-headed Spinetail (Synallaxis fuscorufa)
• Hoary-throated Spinetail (Synallaxis kollari)
• Santa Marta Wren (Troglodytes monticola)
• Rock Wren (Xenicus gilviventris)
• White-winged Warbler (Xenoligea montana)
• I'iwi (Vestiaria coccinea)

[edit] Pelecaniformes

• Ascension Frigatebird (Fregata aquila)
• King Shag (Phalacrocorax carunculatus)
• Auckland Shag (Phalacrocorax colensoi)
• Bounty Island Shag (Phalacrocorax ranfurlyi)

[edit] Piciformes

• Fernandina's Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae)

[edit] Procellariiformes

• Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis)
• Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)
• Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
• Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
• White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
• Parkinson's Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
• Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica)
• Gould's Petrel (Pterodroma leucoptera)
• Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri)
• Heinroth's Shearwater (Puffinus heinrothi)
• Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri)
• Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)
• Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida)
• Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini)
• Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

[edit] Psittaciformes

• Moluccan Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
• Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
• Rusty-faced Parrot (Hapalopsittaca amazonina)
• Pesquet's Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus)

[edit] Sphenisciformes

• Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
• Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
• Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)
• Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus)
• Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli)
• African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
• Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
• Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor)

[edit] Strigiformes

• Cinnabar Hawk Owl (Ninox ios)
• White-fronted Scops Owl (Otus sagittatus)
• Javan Scops Owl (Otus angelinae)

[edit] Struthioniformes

• Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii)
• Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx haastii)
• Tokoeka (Apteryx australis)
• Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus)
• Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

[edit] Plants

This section requires expansion.

• Malus sieversii
• Delonix regia
• Venus Flytrap (Dionaea Muscipula)
• Bertholletia excelsa (Brazil nut tree)
• Sequoiadendron
• Longleaf Pine

[edit] External links

• IUCN List of Vulnerable Species