Region
Endangered animals of Oceania
Threatened species of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and the Pacific. Each record shows the species' global IUCN Red List category and links to authoritative sources. National legal status is separate — see the note below.
38 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 Oceania
Christmas Frigatebird
Fregata andrewsi
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewFiji Crested Iguana
Brachylophus vitiensis
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, reptile-database.reptarium.cz
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewKākāpō
Strigops habroptilus
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Increasing
- Last verified
- Verified
A flightless nocturnal parrot from New Zealand managed on predator-free islands.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewLeadbeater's Possum
Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewLord Howe Island Stick Insect
Dryococelus australis
- Group
- Invertebrates
- Population trend
- Stable
- Last verified
- Verified
Rediscovered on Ball's Pyramid after being thought extinct; subject of a captive-breeding programme.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Zoos Victoria
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewMaugean Skate
Zearaja maugeana
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewNorthern Corroboree Frog
Pseudophryne pengilleyi
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewNorthern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Lasiorhinus krefftii
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Increasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewOrange-bellied Parrot
Neophema chrysogaster
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewRegent Honeyeater
Anthochaera phrygia
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewSouthern Corroboree Frog
Pseudophryne corroboree
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewSpotted Handfish
Brachionichthys hirsutus
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewSwift Parrot
Lathamus discolor
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewArchey's Frog
Leiopelma archeyi
- Group
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, AmphibiaWeb (UC Berkeley)
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewDwarf Sawfish
Pristis clavata
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewErect-crested Penguin
Eudyptes sclateri
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewHector's Dolphin
Cephalorhynchus hectori
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
The Maui dolphin sub-population is assessed at even higher risk.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewKagu
Rhynochetos jubatus
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewKea
Nestor notabilis
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewMatschie's Tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus matschiei
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewNight Parrot
Pezoporus occidentalis
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Stable
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewNorthern Royal Albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewNumbat
Myrmecobius fasciatus
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewSpeartooth Shark
Glyphis glyphis
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewTakahe
Porphyrio hochstetteri
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Increasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewTasmanian Devil
Sarcophilus harrisii
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewYellow-eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewDugong
Dugong dugon
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Globally Vulnerable, but several regional sub-populations are assessed at higher risk.
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewFiordland Penguin
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewGreater Bilby
Macrotis lagotis
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewGrey-headed Flying Fox
Pteropus poliocephalus
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewKoala
Phascolarctos cinereus
- Group
- Mammals
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
See FaunaHub animal profile →Source review pendingMurray Cod
Maccullochella peelii
- Group
- Fish
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, FishBase
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewSarus Crane
Antigone antigone
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, BirdLife International
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewGuam Kingfisher
Todiramphus cinnamominus
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Trend unknown
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewHawaiian Crow
Corvus hawaiiensis
- Group
- Birds
- Population trend
- Trend unknown
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewBramble Cay Melomys
Melomys rubicola
- Group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Trend unknown
- Last verified
- Verified
Sources: IUCN Red List, Animal Diversity Web
Detailed FaunaHub profile →Partial reviewThylacine
Thylacinus cynocephalus
- 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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