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Home > Animals > Most Endangered Animals

Most Endangered Animals

An endangered species is an animal that is in danger of becoming extinct. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) reports that out of 63,000 species of animals and plants surveyed, more than 19,000 could become extinct!

That means one out of five mammals and one out of three amphibians are on the brink of extinction.

Addax
Addax
Mammals / Hoofed Mammals
Amur leopard
Amur leopard
Mammals / Carnivora
Blue-eyed black lemur
Blue-eyed black lemur
Mammals / Primates
Black & white ruffed lemur
Black & white ruffed lemur
Mammals / Primates
Chinese Alligator
Chinese alligator
Reptiles / Crocodiles & Alligators
Colombian black spider monkey
Colombian black spider monkey
Mammals / Primates
Micronesian Kingfisher
Micronesian kingfisher
Birds / Other Birds
Mhorr Gazelle
Mhorr gazelle
Mammals / Hoofed Mammals
Panamanian Golden Frog
Panamanian golden frog
Amphibians / Frogs & Toads
Western lowland gorilla
Western lowland gorilla
Mammals / Primates
Rodrigues fruit bat
Rodrigues fruit bat
Mammals / Other Mammals
Sumatran orangutan
Sumatran orangutan
Mammals / Primates
Waldrap ibis
Waldrapp ibis
Birds / Other Birds
White bellied spider monkey
White-bellied spider monkey
Mammals / Primates
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