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Endangered animals of Europe
Threatened species native to Europe, from Iberian forests to the Danube basin. Each record shows the species' global IUCN Red List category and links to authoritative sources. National legal status is separate — see the note below.
22 records · last reviewed
Data limitations
- These are educational summaries, not the official assessment. Conservation status can change as new science and threats emerge.
- We show the global IUCN Red List category. A species' national or local legal status can differ from its global category — national Red Books and protected-species laws vary by country.
- Each record shows a last-verified date and a data-confidence flag so you can see how current and how checked it is.
- Always verify the current status on the official IUCN Red List and the relevant national wildlife authority. FaunaHub does not replace conservation authorities.
Dataset last reviewed: Full data methodology →
Threatened species of Europe
Adriatic Sturgeon
Acipenser naccarii
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Stable
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewAngelshark
Squatina squatina
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewBeluga Sturgeon
Huso huso
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Source of beluga caviar; heavily affected by overfishing.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewEuropean Eel
Anguilla anguilla
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewEuropean Hamster
Cricetus cricetus
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Up-listed to Critically Endangered in 2020 after steep declines across Europe.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewEuropean Mink
Mustela lutreola
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewEuropean Sturgeon
Acipenser sturio
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewRussian Sturgeon
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewShip Sturgeon
Acipenser nudiventris
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewBarbary Macaque
Macaca sylvanus
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewEgyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewSaker Falcon
Falco cherrug
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewAquatic Warbler
Acrocephalus paludicola
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewAtlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewEastern Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewIberian Lynx
Lynx pardinus
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Increasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Reported as down-listed from Endangered to Vulnerable in 2024 after sustained recovery; confirm the current category on the live IUCN entry.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewOlm
Proteus anguinus
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
A cave-dwelling, aquatic salamander of the Western Balkans.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewPolar Bear
Ursus maritimus
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Trend unknown
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewSpanish Imperial Eagle
Aquila adalberti
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Increasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewSterlet
Acipenser ruthenus
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewGreat Auk
Pinguinus impennis
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Trend unknown
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewPyrenean Ibex
Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Trend unknown
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial review
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