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This hub compiles endangered animal lists based on the IUCN Red List and national authorities, organized by seven continents → countries → species. Each entry includes the scientific name, distribution, population trend, key threats, and conservation status, with images, FAQs, and ongoing updates.

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Chelonia mydasLC

Chelonia mydas

Chelonia mydas,Green Turtle,Sea turtle, black turtle, stone turtle

Testudines80-152years

The green turtle, also known as the sea turtle, is one of the larger species of sea turtles. It is named because its body fat is r···

CarettaLC

Caretta

Caretta,Loggerhead turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle

TestudinesAbout 150 years

The loggerhead sea turtle is a single species worldwide that spends most of its life in the open ocean and shallow waters. It rare···

Bos javanicusLC

Bos javanicus

Bos javanicus,Banteng,Bali cattle, white-rumped wild cattle

Ungulata20-26years

Javan buffalo is called Banteng in foreign language, and there are two subspecies.Javan buffalo usually live alone or 2-3 heads li···

Panthera unciaLC

Panthera uncia

Panthera uncia,Snow Leopard、Ounce,Felis irbis、Uncia uncia、Felis uncioides、Felis uncia,Artemisia argyi, lotus leaf leopard, Sa (Tibetan)

Carnivora8-13years

Snow leopard is a large cat with three subspecies. It is named after the fact that it often lives near the snow line and in the sn···

Lynx lynxLC

Lynx lynx

Lynx lynx,Eurasian Lynx,Eurasian lynx, forest lynx, lynx mandarin cat, horse lynx, mountain cat, wild cat

Carnivora12-15 years, can live up to 24 years in captivity

The lynx is called Eurasian Lynx in English. It is similar in size to a cat but much larger than a cat. There are 7 subspecies.Lyn···

Gray WolfLC

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

Carnivora5-15 years

Grey wolf, Arctic wolf, etc., is usually referred to as "wolf" in human society. There are 38 subspecies and 1 domestica···

Gyps fulvusLC

Gyps fulvus

vulture, mountain eagle

Raptor30-40 year

Vultures are birds of the genus Griffon, family Accipitridae. Vultures usually hover in warm climates and can endure harsh conditi···

Psephurus gladiusLC

Psephurus gladius

Chinese swordfish, sword-nosed white sturgeon, elephant fish, elephant nose fish, swordfish, sturgeon, anglerfish, tuna, Yangtze white sturgeon

Large Fish30 year

The white sturgeon is one of the largest freshwater fish, named for its lighter color. It is also known as the harp fish, the swor···

ArapaimaLC

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Large Fish15-20 year

There is a kind of big fish in South America that is not afraid of piranhas. Not only that, they eat piranhas. This big fish that ···

Whale sharkLC

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

Giant Fish100 year

The whale shark is the largest shark and the largest fish. It is named whale shark because of its huge whale-like body. The larges···

Polar BearLC

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus,White bear, sea bear, ice bear

Carnivora25-30 year

Polar bears are such good swimmers that they were once thought to be marine animals. Polar bears spend most of their lives (about ···

Trichechus senegalensisLC

Trichechus senegalensis

African manatee,African manatee, Seacow,Lamantin d'Afrique, Lamantin du Sénégal,Manatí de Senegal

CarnivoraAbout 30 years

The West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis, African manatee) is a species of the family Sirenia, Sirenia, and is found in w···

Ceratotherium simumLC

Ceratotherium simum

White rhino, square-nosed rhino, broad-nosed rhino

Ungulata46-50 Year

The white rhino is not white. In fact, the body color of the white rhino is not much different from that of the black rhino. The m···

KoalaLC

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Rodents10-20 Year

Australia is the kingdom of marsupials, and the koala is the most precious one. It looks like a velvet teddy bear, with a fat body···

asian elephantLC

asian elephant

Elephas maximus

Proboscidea60-70 years old, can reach 80 years old in captivity

Asian elephants are giant herbivoresFood,The staple food is bamboo shoots, young leaves, wild plantains and palm leaf reeds, etc. ···

Giant anteaterLC

Giant anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Ungulata20-25 years old

Giant anteaters may occupy territories as large as 9,000 hectares. Communication and perception, as well as most communication, oc···

giant pandaLC

giant panda

Cat bear,bamboo bear,silver dog,iron-eating beast

Carnivora18-20 years old, can be over 30 years old in captivity

The giant panda has lived on the earth for at least 8 million years and is a first-level protected animal in China. At the end of ···

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