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.

Animals

Mammalia

Afrosoricida

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

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)
• East Caucasian Tur (Capra cylindricornis)
• Taiwan Serow (Capricornis swinhoei)
• Jentink\'s Duiker (Cephalophus jentinki)
• Abbott\'s Duiker (Cephalophis spadix)
• Zebra Duiker (Cephalophus zebra)
• Barasingha (Cervus duvaucelii)
• Eld\'s Deer (Cervus eldii)
• Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis)
• Dorcas Gazelle (Gazella dorcas)
• Mountain Gazelle (Gazella gazella)
• Red-fronted Gazelle (Gazella rufifrons)
• Soemmerring\'s Gazelle (Gazella soemmerringii)
• Speke\'s Gazelle (Gazella spekei)
• Goitered Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa)
• Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
• 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)
• Argali (Ovis ammon)
• Mouflon (Ovis orientalis)
• Philippine Warty Pig (Sus philippensis)
• Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis)

Carnivora

• Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
• Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)
• Juan Fernandez Fur Seal (Arctocephalus philippii)
• Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)
• Jackson\'s Mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni)
• Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
• Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)
• Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii)
• Owston\'s Palm Civet (Chrotogale owstoni)
• Hose\'s Palm Civet (Diplogale hosei)
• Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti)
• Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)
• Malagasy Civet (Fossa fossana)
• Ring-tailed Mongoose (Galidia elegans)
• Broad-striped Malagasy Mongoose (Galidictis fasciata)
• Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
• Kodkod (Leopardus guigna)
• Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
• Sulawesi Palm Civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii)
• Nilgiri Marten (Martes gwatkinsii)
• Everett\'s Ferret Badger (Melogale everetti)
• Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
• Black-striped Weasel (Mustela strigidorsa)
• Palawan Stink Badger (Mydaus marchei)
• Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
• Lion (Panthera leo)
• Jerdon\'s Palm Civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni)
• Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata)
• New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri)
• Flat-headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps)
• Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
• Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
• African Golden Cat (Profelis aurata)
• Caspian Seal (Pusa caspica)
• Brown-tailed Mongoose (Salanoia concolor)
• Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus)
• Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
• Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
• Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)
• Blanford\'s Fox (Vulpes cana)
• Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)

Cetacea

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

Dasyuromorphia

• Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei)
• New Guinean Quoll (Dasyurus albopunctatus)
• Western Quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii)
• Tiger Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)
• Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus)
• Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
• Alexandria False Antechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus)
• Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

Didelphimorphia

• Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta)

Rodentia

• Bolivian Chinchilla Rat (Abrocoma boliviensis)
• Anderson\'s Squirrel (Callosciurus quinquestriatus)
• Irrawaddy Squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus)
• Montane Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi)
• Lowland Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile)
• Mentawi Flying Squirrel (Iomys sipora)
• Four-striped Ground Squirrel (Lariscus hosei)
• Menzbier\'s Marmot (Marmota menzbieri)
• Secretive Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus)
• Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica)
• Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura)
• Forrest\'s Rock Squirrel (Sciurotamias forresti)
• European Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)
• Franklin\'s Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii)
• Mohave Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis)
• Speckled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus suslicus)
• Washington Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus washingtoni)
• Jentink\'s Squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki)
• Palawan Montane Squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori)
• Samar Squirrel (Sundasciurus samarensis)
• Palmer\'s Chipmunk (Tamias palmeri)

Sirenia

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

Soricomorpha

• Mindanao Shrew (Crocidura beatus)
• Canarian Shrew (Crocidura canariensis)
• Eisentraut\'s Shrew (Crocidura eisentrauti)
• Glass\'s Shrew (Crocidura glassi)
• Luzon Shrew (Crocidura grayi)
• Kivu Shrew (Crocidura kivuana)
• Kivu Long-haired Shrew (Crocidura lanosa)
• Lucina\'s Shrew (Crocidura lucina)
• MacMillan\'s Shrew (Crocidura macmillani)
• Manenguba Shrew (Crocidura manengubae)
• Nimba Shrew (Crocidura nimbae)
• Oriental Shrew (Crocidura orientalis)
• Palawan Shrew (Crocidura palawanensis)
• Pale Gray Shrew (Crocidura pergrisea)
• Guramba Shrew (Crocidura phaeura)
• Kahuzi Swamp Shrew (Crocidura stenocephala)
• Tanzanian Shrew (Crocidura tansaniana)
• Tarella Shrew (Crocidura tarella)
• Timor Shrew (Crocidura tenuis)
• Cretan Shrew (Crocidura zimmermanni)
• Honduran Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis hondurensis)
• Talamancan Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis gracilis)
• Russian Desman (Desmana moschata)
• Japanese Mountain Mole (Euroscaptor mizura)
• 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)
• Arizona Shrew (Sorex arizonae)
• Azumi Shrew (Sorex hosonoi)
• Paramushir Shrew (Sorex leucogaster)
• Carmen Mountain Shrew (Sorex milleri)
• Chinese Shrew (Sorex sinalis)
• Day\'s Shrew (Suncus dayi)
• Bornean Pygmy Shrew (Suncus hosei)
• Asian Highland Shrew (Suncus montanus)
• Aberdare Mole Shrew (Surdisorex norae)
• Mt. Kenya Mole Shrew (Surdisorex polulus)
• Howell\'s Forest Shrew (Sylvisorex howelli)
• Mt. Cameroon Forest Shrew (Sylvisorex morio)

Peramelemorphia

• Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis)

Perissodactyla

• Onager (Equus hemionus)
• Mongolian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus hemionus)

Aves

Anseriformes

• Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)

Charadriiformes

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

Columbiformes

• Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata)

The Western Crowned Pigeon has received Vulnerable Status.

Falconiformes

• Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti)

Galliformes

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

Gruiformes

• Calayan Rail (Gallirallus calayanensis)

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)

Pelecaniformes

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

Piciformes

• Fernandina\'s Flicker (Colaptes fernandinae)

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)

Psittaciformes

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

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)

Strigiformes

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

Struthioniformes

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

Plants

This short section requires expansion.

• Malus sieversii

External links

• IUCN List of Vulnerable Species

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