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Endangered animals of North America
Threatened species of North and Central America and the Caribbean. Each record shows the species' global IUCN Red List category and links to authoritative sources. National legal status is separate — see the note below.
54 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 North America
American Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus americanus
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Index record onlySource review pendingAxolotl
Ambystoma mexicanum
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Abundant in captivity and research, but the wild population in Xochimilco is assessed as Critically Endangered.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewBlack Abalone
Haliotis cracherodii
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries
Index record onlySource review pendingBog Turtle
Glyptemys muhlenbergii
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz
Index record onlySource review pendingCalifornia Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Increasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Recovered from a low of 22 birds in the 1980s through captive breeding and release; still dependent on active management.
Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewCentral American River Turtle
Dermatemys mawii
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz
Index record onlySource review pendingCuban Crocodile
Crocodylus rhombifer
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingDusky Gopher Frog
Lithobates sevosus
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pendingElkhorn Coral
Acropora palmata
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries
Index record onlySource review pendingFranklin's Bumble Bee
Bombus franklini
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Has not been seen since 2006 and may be extinct.
Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Index record onlySource review pendingGiant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas
- Group
- Fish
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Index record onlySource review pendingGreat Green Macaw
Ara ambiguus
- Group
- Birds
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingJamaican Iguana
Cyclura collei
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Once thought extinct; rediscovered in 1990.
Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz
Index record onlySource review pendingKemp's Ridley Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingLemur Leaf Frog
Agalychnis lemur
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pendingMorelet's Tree Frog
Agalychnis moreletii
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pendingMountain Chicken Frog
Leptodactylus fallax
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pendingNassau Grouper
Epinephelus striatus
- Group
- Fish
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, FishBase
Index record onlySource review pendingNorth Atlantic Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis
- Group
- Mammals
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingPanamanian Golden Frog
Atelopus zeteki
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Amphibian declines have been widely linked to the chytrid fungus alongside habitat loss.
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pendingRed Wolf
Canis rufus
- Group
- Mammals
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingRusty Patched Bumble Bee
Bombus affinis
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Index record onlySource review pendingStaghorn Coral
Acropora cervicornis
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewVaquita
Phocoena sinus
- Group
- Mammals
- Last verified
- Verified
A porpoise endemic to the northern Gulf of California; widely reported as one of the world's most threatened marine mammals.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web, NOAA Fisheries
Index record onlySource review pendingVariable Harlequin Frog
Atelopus varius
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pendingWhite Abalone
Haliotis sorenseni
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries
Index record onlySource review pendingAmerican Eel
Anguilla rostrata
- Group
- Fish
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Index record onlySource review pendingBlack-footed Ferret
Mustela nigripes
- Group
- Mammals
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingBoulder Star Coral
Orbicella annularis
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries
Index record onlySource review pendingGeoffroy's Spider Monkey
Ateles geoffroyi
- Group
- Mammals
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingGrand Cayman Blue Iguana
Cyclura lewisi
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Recovered from the brink of extinction; down-listed from Critically Endangered to Endangered in 2012.
Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz
Index record onlySource review pendingHawaiian Monk Seal
Neomonachus schauinslandi
- Group
- Mammals
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries
Index record onlySource review pendingHouston Toad
Anaxyrus houstonensis
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pendingMonarch Butterfly (migratory)
Danaus plexippus plexippus
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
The 2022 Endangered listing applies to the migratory monarch subspecies. The wider species was assessed separately; confirm the relevant entry on the live IUCN list.
Sources: IUCN Red List, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingMountain Yellow-legged Frog
Rana muscosa
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pendingMountainous Star Coral
Orbicella faveolata
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries
Index record onlySource review pendingSea Otter
Enhydra lutris
- Group
- Mammals
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingVancouver Island Marmot
Marmota vancouverensis
- Group
- Mammals
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingWhooping Crane
Grus americana
- Group
- Birds
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web, Smithsonian's National Zoo
Index record onlySource review pendingYosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorus
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pendingAmerican Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingAtlantic Goliath Grouper
Epinephelus itajara
- Group
- Fish
- Last verified
- Verified
Down-listed from Critically Endangered to Vulnerable in 2018.
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Index record onlySource review pendingCalifornia Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma californiense
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pendingHarpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
- Group
- Birds
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingLined Seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
- Group
- Fish
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
See FaunaHub animal profile →Source review pendingLobed Star Coral
Orbicella franksi
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries
Index record onlySource review pendingMilitary Macaw
Ara militaris
- Group
- Birds
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Index record onlySource review pendingPillar Coral
Dendrogyra cylindrus
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Caribbean reef coral severely affected by stony coral tissue loss disease; confirm the current category on the live IUCN entry.
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries
Index record onlySource review pendingPolar Bear
Ursus maritimus
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Trend unknown
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewRough Cactus Coral
Mycetophyllia ferox
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries
Index record onlySource review pendingShortnose Sturgeon
Acipenser brevirostrum
- Group
- Fish
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, FishBase
Index record onlySource review pendingTotoaba
Totoaba macdonaldi
- Group
- Fish
- Last verified
- Verified
Endemic to the Gulf of California; its swim-bladder trade also drives vaquita bycatch.
Sources: IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, FishBase
Index record onlySource review pendingWest Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
- Group
- Mammals
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Index record onlySource review pendingWyoming Toad
Anaxyrus baxteri
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Last verified
- Verified
Listed Extinct in the Wild; survives through captive breeding and reintroduction.
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Index record onlySource review pending
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