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Oceania

Explore endangered species across Oceania by country → species with scientific names, distribution, population trends, threats, IUCN status, images and FAQs, updated regularly.

Kiwi (Genus Overview)

Kiwi (Genus Overview)

Apteryx (genus)

Climbing birds Not evaluated

Kiwi (genus Apteryx) are nocturnal, terrestrial birds endemic to New Zealand···

Kākāpō

Kākāpō

Strigops habroptilus

Kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) is New Zealand’s flightless, nocturnal par···

Dugong

Dugong

Dugong dugon

Mammal VU

Dugong (Dugong dugon) is a large seagrass‑grazing sirenian of tropical/subt···

Māui Dolphin

Māui Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus hectori maui

Cetacea CR

Māui dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) is a tiny coastal subspecies of···

Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

Mammal EN

Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is the largest living carnivorous mar···

Wombat

Wombat

Phascolomidae

Rodents LC

Wombats, or Phascolomidae, are marsupials in Australia. They belong to the o···

Opossum

Opossum

Didelphinae

Rodents LC

Opossum (scientific name Didelphinae, English name: Opossum) is a general te···

Heaviside's dolphin

Heaviside's dolphin

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Cetacea LC

Haviside's dolphin (scientific name: Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) is call···

Australian sea lion

Australian sea lion

Neophoca cinerea

The scientific name of the Australian sea lion is Neophoca cinerea, and its ···

New Zealand sea lion

New Zealand sea lion

Phocarctos hookeri

The scientific name of New Zealand sea lion is Phocarctos hookeri, also know···

Arapaima

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

There is a kind of big fish in South America that is not afraid of piranhas.···

Whale shark

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

The whale shark is the largest shark and the largest fish. It is named whale···

Koala

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Rodents LC

Australia is the kingdom of marsupials, and the koala is the most precious o···

Giant anteater

Giant anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Giant anteaters may occupy territories as large as 9,000 hectares. Communica···