United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered mammals and birds

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This is a list of the bird and mammal species and subspecies described as endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It contains species and subspecies not only in the U.S. and its territories, but also those only found in other parts of the world. It does not include endangered fish, amphibians, reptiles, plants, or invertebrates. The complete list can be found in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 50 Part 17.

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The listings for status are E for endangered or T for threatened. Species or subspecies may also be endangered or threatened because they are sufficiently similar in appearance to endangered or threatened species or subspecies and are marked for "similarity of appearance" as E(S/A) or T(S/A).


Threatened species are animals and plants that are likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future.

Identifying, protecting, and restoring endangered and threatened species and subspecies are the primary objectives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's endangered species program. [1]

Mammals

Common nameScientific nameHome rangestatus
Lowland anoa Bubalus depressicornis Indonesia E
Mountain anoa Bubalus quarlesiIndonesiaE
Giant sable antelope Hippotragus niger variani Angola E
Argali Ovis ammon Eurasia E
Giant armadillo Priodontes maximus South America E
Pink fairy armadillo Chlamyphorus truncatus Argentina E
African wild ass Equus africanus Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia E
Asian wild ass (onager)Equus hemionus Southwestern and Central Asia E
Avahi (woolly lemur)Avahi sp. Malagasy Republic (Madagascar)E
Aye-aye Daubentonia madagascariensisMalagasy Republic (Madagascar)E
Babirusa Babyrousa babyrussa Indonesia E
Gelada Theropithecus gelada Ethiopia T
Western barred bandicoot Perameles bougainville Australia E
Desert bandicoot Perameles eremianaAustraliaE
Lesser rabbit bandicoot (lesser bilby)Macrotis leucuraAustraliaE
Pig-footed bandicoot Chaeropus ecaudatusAustraliaE
Rabbit bandicoot (bilby)Macrotis lagotisAustraliaE
Banteng Bos javanicus Southeast Asia E
Bulmer's fruit bat (flying fox)Aproteles bulmerae Papua New Guinea E
Bumblebee bat Craseonycteris thonglongyai Thailand E
Gray bat Myotis grisescensCentral and southeastern U.S. E
Hawaiian hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus semotus U.S. (HI) E
Indiana bat Myotis sodalisEastern and Midwestern U.S. E
Northern long-eared bat Myotis septentrionalisEastern U.S., Canada T
Lesser long-nosed bat Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae U.S. (AZ, NM), Mexico, Central America E
Little Mariana fruit bat Pteropus tokudaeWestern Pacific Ocean, U.S. (Guam)E
Mariana fruit bat (Mariana flying fox) Pteropus mariannus Western Pacific Ocean, U.S. (GU, MP)T
Mexican long-nosed bat (Saussure's long-nosed bat)Leptonycteris nivalisU.S. (NM, TX), Mexico, Central America E
Ozark big-eared bat Corynorhinus (Plecotus) townsendii ingens U.S. (MO, OK, AR)E
Rodrigues fruit bat (flying fox) Pteropus rodricensis Indian Ocean, Rodrigues Island E
Singapore roundleaf horseshoe bat Hipposideros ridleyi Malaysia E
Virginia big-eared bat Corynorhinus (Plecotus) townsendii virginianus U.S. (KS, FL, TX, OK)E
Florida bonneted bat Eumops floridanus U.S. (FL)E
American black bear Ursus americanus North America T(S/A)
Baluchistan bear Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus Iran, Pakistan E
Brown bear Ursus arctos arctos Palearctic E
Blue bear Ursus arctos pruinosusChina (Tibet)E
Grizzly bear Ursus arctos horribilis Holarctic T
Louisiana black bear Ursus americanus luteolus U.S. (LA-all parishes; MS-all counties south of or touching a line from Greenville, Washington County, to Meridian, Lauderdale County; TX-all counties east of or touching a line from Linden, Cass County, SW to Bryan, Brazos County, thence SSW to Rockport, Aransas County)T
Mexican grizzly bear Ursus arctos Holarctic E
Beaver Castor fiber birulai Mongolia E
Wood bison Bison bison athabascae Canada, northwestern U.S.E
Mexican bobcat Lynx rufus escuinapae Central MexicoE
Bontebok Damaliscus pygarus (dorcas) dorcas South Africa E
Bactrian camel Camelus bactrianus Mongolia, China E
Woodland caribou (reindeer)Rangifer tarandus caribou U.S. (AK, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, VT, WA, WI), Canada E
Andean mountain cat Leopardus jacobitus Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina E
Asian golden cat (Temmnick's cat)Catopuma temminckii Nepal, China, Southeast Asia, Indonesia (Sumatra)E
Black-footed cat Felis nigripes Southern Africa E
Flat-headed cat Prionailurus planiceps Malaysia, Indonesia E
Iriomote cat Prionailurus iriomotensis Japan (Iriomote Island, Ryukyu Islands)E
Leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis India, Southeast Asia E
Marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata Nepal, Southeast Asia, Indonesia E
Pakistan sand cat Felis margarita scheffeli Pakistan E
Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus Costa Rica to northern Argentina E
Apennine chamois Rupicapra rupicapra ornata Italy E
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatusAfrica to IndiaE
Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes Africa E
Bonobo Pan paniscus Zaire E
Chinchilla Chinchilla brevicaudata boliviana Bolivia E
Malabar large-spotted civet Viverra civettina (megaspila c.) India E
Cochito (vaquita)Phocoena sinus Mexico (Gulf of California)E
Bactrian deer Cervus elaphus bactrianus Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan E
Barbary deer Cervus elaphus barbarus Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria E
Calamianes deer (Philippine) Axis porcinus calamianensis Philippines (Calamian Islands)E
Cedros Island mule deer Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensis Mexico (Cedros Island)E
Columbian white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus leucurus U.S. (WA, OR)E
Corsican red deer Cervus elaphus corsicanus Corsica, Sardinia E
Eld's brow-antlered deer Cervus eldi India to Southeast Asia E
Formosan sika deer Cervus nippon taioanus Taiwan E
Indochina hog deer Axis porcinus annamiticus Thailand, Indochina E
Key deer Odocoileus virginianus clavium U.S. (Florida) E
Kuhl's deer (Bawean deer)Axis porcinus kuhli Indonesia E
Marsh deer Blastocerus dichotomus Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil E
McNeill's deer Cervus elaphus macneilli China (Xinjiang, Tibet)E
Musk deer Moschus spp. (all species) Central and eastern Asia E
North China sika deer Cervus nippon mandarinus China (Shandong and Hebei Provinces)E
Pampas deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay E
Persian fallow deer Dama mesopotamica (dama m.) Iraq, Iran E
Kerama deer Cervus nippon keramae Japan (Ryukyu Islands)E
Shansi sika deer Cervus nippon grassianus China (Shanxi Province)E
South China sika deer Cervus nippon kopschi Southern ChinaE
Swamp deer Cervus duvauceli India, NepalE
Visayan deer Cervus alfredi Philippines E
Yarkand deer Cervus elaphus yarkandensis China (Xinjiang)E
Dhole Cuon alpinus C.I.S., Korea, China, India, Southeast Asia E
Dibbler Antechinus apicalis Australia E
African wild dog Lycaon pictus Sub-Saharan Africa E
Chinese river dolphin Lipotes vexillifer China E
Indus river dolphin Platanista minor Pakistan (Indus River and tributaries)E
Drill Mandrillus leucophaeus Equatorial West Africa E
Dugong Dugong dugon East Africa to southern Japan, including U.S. (Trust Territories)E
Jentink's duiker Cephalophus jentinki Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire E
Western giant eland Taurotragus derbianus derbianus Senegal to Côte d'Ivoire E
African elephant Loxodonta africana Africa T
Asian elephant Elephas maximus South-central and southeastern Asia E
Black-footed ferret Mustela nigripes Western U.S., western Canada E
Northern swift fox Vulpes velox hebes U.S. (northern plains), CanadaE
San Joaquin kit fox Vulpes macrotis mutica U.S. (CA) E
San Miguel Island fox Urocyon littoralis littoralis U.S. (CA)E
Santa Catalina Island fox Urocyon littoralis catalinae U.S. (CA)E
Santa Cruz Island fox Urocyon littoralis santacruzae U.S. (CA)E
Santa Rosa Island fox Urocyon littoralis santarosae U.S. (CA)E
Simien fox Canis simensis Ethiopia E
Arabian gazelle Gazella gazella Arabian Peninsula, Palestine, Sinai E
Clarke's gazelle Ammodorcas clarkei Somalia, Ethiopia E
Mhorr gazelle Gazella dama mhorr Morocco E
Moroccan gazelle Gazella dorcas massaesyla Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia E
Mountain gazelle (Cuvier's) Gazella cuvieri Morocco, Algeria, TunisiaE
Pelzeln's gazelle Gazella dorcas pelzelni Somalia E
Rio de Oro dama gazelle Gazella dama lozanoi Western Sahara E
Sand gazelle Gazella subgutturosa marica Jordan, Arabian Peninsula E
Saudi Arabian gazelle Gazella dorcas saudiya Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Arabian Peninsula E
Slender-horned gazelle Gazella leptoceros Sudan, Egypt, Algeria, Libya E
Gibbons Hylobates , Nomascus , Hoolock , Symphalanges China, India, Southeast Asia E
Gray goral Naemorhedus goral East Asia E
Gorillas Gorilla spp.Central and western Africa E
Hispid hare Caprolagus hispidus India, Nepal, Bhutan E
Swayne's hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei Ethiopia, Somalia E
Tora hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus tora Ethiopia, Sudan, EgyptE
Pygmy hog Sus salvanius India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim E
Przewalski's horse Equus przewalskii Mongolia, China E
North Andean huemul Hippocamelus antisensis Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, ArgentinaE
South Andean huemul Hippocamelus bisulcus Chile, ArgentinaE
Cabrera's hutia Capromys angelcabrerai Cuba E
Dwarf hutia Capromys nana CubaE
Large-eared hutia Capromys auritus CubaE
Little earth hutia Capromys sanfelipensis CubaE
Barbary hyena Hyaena hyaena barbara Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia E
Brown hyena Parahyaena brunnea Southern Africa E
Pyrenean ibex Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica Spain E
Walia ibex Capra walie Ethiopia E
Black-faced impala Aepyceros melampus petersi Namibia, Angola E
Indri Indri indri Malagasy Republic (Madagascar)E
Jaguar Panthera onca U.S. (AZ, CA, LA, NM, TX), Mexico, Central and South AmericaE
Guatemalan jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi fossata Mexico, Nicaragua E
Gulf Coast jaguarundi Puma yagouarondi cacomitli U.S. (TX), MexicoE
Panamanian jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi panamensis Nicaragua, Costa Rica, PanamaE
Sinaloan jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi tolteca U.S. (AZ), MexicoE
Fresno kangaroo rat Dipodomys nitratoides exilis U.S. (CA)E
Giant kangaroo rat Dipodomys ingens U.S. (CA)E
Morro Bay kangaroo rat Dipodomys heermanni morroensis U.S. (CA)E
San Bernardino Merriam's kangaroo rat Dipodomys merriami parvus U.S. (CA)E
Stephens's kangaroo rat Dipodomys stephensi (incl. D. cascus)U.S. (CA)E
Tipton kangaroo rat Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides U.S. (CA)E
Tasmanian forester kangaroo Macropus giganteus tasmaniensis Australia (Tasmania)E
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Australia T
Kouprey Bos sauveli Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand E
Capped langur Trachypithecus pileatus India, Burma, Bangladesh E
Red-shanked douc Pygathrix nemaeus Cambodia, Laos, VietnamE
Francois' langur Trachypithecus francoisi China (Guangxi), IndochinaE
Gee's golden langur Trachypithecus geei India (Assam), BhutanE
Gray langurs Semnopithecus spp.China (Tibet), India, Pakistan, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, Sikkim, BangladeshE
Mentawai langur Presbytis potenziani Indonesia T
Pig-tailed langur Simias concolor Indonesia E
Purple-faced langur Trachypithecus vetulus Sri Lanka T
Red lechwe Kobus leche Southern Africa T
Lemurs all genera in the Lemuriformes Malagasy Republic (Madagascar)E
Leopard Panthera pardus Africa, AsiaE
Leopard Panthera pardus Africa, AsiaT
Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa Southeastern and south-central Asia, TaiwanE
Snow leopard Uncia uncia Central Asia E
Spotted linsang Prionodon pardicolor Nepal, Assam, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, BurmaE
Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica Turkey to IndiaE
Pygmy slow loris Nycticebus pygmaeus Indochina T
Canada lynx Lynx canadensis U.S. (AK, CO, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, OR, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CanadaT
Spanish lynx Felis pardina Spain, Portugal E
Formosan rock macaque Macaca cyclopis Taiwan T
Japanese macaque Macaca fuscata Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu and Honshū Islands)T
Lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus India E
Stump-tailed macaque Macaca arctoides India (Assam) to southern ChinaT
Toque macaque Macaca sinica Sri Lanka T
Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis South America (Amazon R. basin)E
West African manatee Trichechus senegalensis West Coast of Africa from Senegal River to Cuanza RiverT
West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus U.S. (southeastern), Caribbean Sea, South AmericaE
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx Equatorial West AfricaE
Tana River mangabey Cercocebus galeritus Kenya E
Collared mangabey Cercocebus torquatus Senegal to Ghana; Nigeria to Gabon E
Margay Leopardus (Felis) wiedii U.S. (TX), Central and South AmericaE
Chiltan markhor (wild goat) Capra falconeri (aegragrus) chiltanensis Chiltan Range of west-central Pakistan E
Kabul markhor Capra falconeri megaceros Afghanistan, PakistanE
Straight-horned markhor Capra falconeri jerdoni Afghanistan, PakistanE
Buffy-headed marmoset Callithrix (Callithrix) flaviceps Brazil E
Cottontop tamarin Saguinus oedipus Costa Rica to Colombia E
Goeldi's marmoset Callimico goeldii Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, BoliviaE
Buffy-tufted marmoset Callithrix (Callithrix) aurita Brazil E
Vancouver Island marmot Marmota vancouverensis Canada (Vancouver Island)E
Eastern jerboa marsupial Antechinomys laniger Australia E
Large desert marsupial-mouse Sminthopsis psammophila AustraliaE
Long-tailed marsupial-mouse Sminthopsis longicaudata AustraliaE
Formosan yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula chrysospila Taiwan E
Black colobus Colobus satanas Equatorial Guinea, People's Republic of Congo, Cameroon, GabonE
Guatemalan black howler Alouatta pigra Mexico, Guatemala, Belize T
Diana monkey Cercopithecus diana Coastal West AfricaE
Gray snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus brelichi ChinaE
L'Hoest's monkey Cercopithecus lhoesti Upper eastern Congo River Basin, Cameroon E
Mantled howler Alouatta palliata Mexico to South AmericaE
Preuss's red colobus Piliocolobus preussi Cameroon E
Proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus Borneo E
Central American squirrel monkey Saimiri oerstedii Costa Rica, PanamaE
White-throated guenon Cercopithecus erythrogaster Western NigeriaE
Red-eared guenon Cercopithecus erythrotis Nigeria, Cameroon, Fernando Po E
Golden snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus roxellana China E
Geoffroy's spider monkey Ateles geoffroyi Costa Rica, NicaraguaE
Tana River red colobus Piliocolobus rufomitratus Kenya E
Tonkin snub-nosed langur Rhinopithecus avunculus Vietnam E
Southern muriqui Brachyteles arachnoides Brazil E
Yellow-tailed woolly monkey Oreonax flavicauda Andes of northern PeruE
Black snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus bieti ChinaE
Zanzibar red colobus Piliocolobus kirkii Tanzania E
Point Arena mountain beaver Aplodontia rufa nigra U.S. (CA)E
Alabama beach mouse Peromyscus polionotus ammobates U.S. (AL)E
Anastasia Island beach mouse Peromyscus polionotus phasma U.S. (Florida)E
Australian native mouse Notomys aquilo Australia E
Australian native mouse Zyzomys pedunculatus AustraliaE
Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse Peromyscus polionotus allophrys U.S. (Florida)E
Field's mouse Pseudomys fieldi AustraliaE
Gould's mouse Pseudomys gouldii AustraliaE
Key Largo cotton mouse Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola U.S. (Florida)E
New Holland mouse Pseudomys novaehollandiae AustraliaE
Pacific pocket mouse Perognathus longimembris pacificus U.S. (CA)E
Peninsular bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis nelsoniU.S. (California) Peninsula distinct population segment E [2]
Perdido Key beach mouse Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis U.S. (AL, Florida)E
Preble's meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius preblei U.S. (CO, WY)T
Salt marsh harvest mouse Reithrodontomys raviventris U.S. (CA)E
Shark Bay mouse Pseudomys praeconis AustraliaE
Shortridge's mouse Pseudomys shortridgei AustraliaE
Smoky mouse Pseudomys fumeus AustraliaE
Southeastern beach mouse Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris U.S. (Florida)T
St. Andrew beach mouse Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis U.S. (Florida)E
Western mouse Pseudomys occidentalis AustraliaE
Fea's muntjac Muntiacus feae Northern Thailand, BurmaE
Eastern native-cat Dasyurus viverrinus AustraliaE
Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus AustraliaE
Ocelot Leopardus (Felis) pardalis U.S. (AZ, TX) to Central and South AmericaE
Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus Borneo, SumatraE
Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx Arabian Peninsula E
Cameroon clawless otter Aonyx congicus (congica) microdon Cameroon, NigeriaE
Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis South AmericaE
Long-tailed otter Lontra (Lutra) longicaudis (incl. platensis) South AmericaE
Marine otter Lontra (Lutra) felina Peru south to Straits of Magellan E
Southern river otter Lontra (Lutra) provocax Chile, ArgentinaE
Southern sea otter Enhydra lutris nereis West Coast, U.S. (CA, OR, WA) south to Mexico (Baja California)T
Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca ChinaE
Temnick's ground pangolin Manis temminckii AfricaE
Florida panther Puma concolor coryi U.S. (LA and AR east to SC and Florida)E
Little planigale Planigale ingrami subtilissima AustraliaE
Southern planigale Planigale tenuirostris AustraliaE
Thin-spined porcupine Chaetomys subspinosus Brazil E
Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri AustraliaE
Mountain pygmy possum Burramys parvus AustraliaE
Scaly-tailed possum Wyulda squamicaudata AustraliaE
Mexican prairie dog Cynomys mexicanus MexicoE
Utah prairie dog Cynomys parvidens U.S. (UT)T
Peninsular pronghorn Antilocapra americana peninsularis Mexico (Baja California)E
Sonoran pronghorn Antilocapra americana sonoriensis U.S. (AZ), MexicoE
Pudú Pudu puda Southern South AmericaE
Eastern cougar Puma concolor couguar Eastern North AmericaE
Cougar (mountain lion) Puma concolor (all subsp. except coryi)Canada to South AmericaT(S/A)
Costa Rican cougar Puma concolor costaricensis Nicaragua, Panama, Costa RicaE
Quokka Setonix brachyurus AustraliaE
Lower Keys marsh rabbit Sylvilagus palustris hefneri U.S. (Florida)E
Pygmy rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis U.S. (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)E
Riparian brush rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani riparius U.S. (CA)E
Ryukyu rabbit Pentalagus furnessi Japan (Ryukyu Islands)E
Volcano rabbit Romerolagus diazi MexicoE
False water rat Xeromys myoides AustraliaE
Stick-nest rat Leporillus conditor AustraliaE
Brush-tailed rat-kangaroo Bettongia penicillata AustraliaE
Desert rat-kangaroo (plain) Caloprymnus campestris AustraliaE
Gaimard's rat-kangaroo Bettongia gaimardi AustraliaE
Lesueur's rat-kangaroo Bettongia lesueur AustraliaE
Queensland rat-kangaroo Bettongia tropica AustraliaE
Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis Sub-Saharan AfricaE
Great Indian rhinoceros rhinoceros unicornis India, NepalE
Javan rhinoceros rhinoceros sondaicus Indonesia, Indochina, Burma, Thailand, Sikkim, Bangladesh, MalaysiaE
Northern white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum cottoni Zaire, Sudan, Uganda, Central African RepublicE
Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Bangladesh to Vietnam to Indonesia (Borneo)E
Marsh rice rat (Florida subspecies) Oryzomys palustris natator U.S. (Florida)E
Mongolian saiga (antelope) Saiga tatarica mongolica Mongolia E
Black bearded saki Chiropotes satanas Brazil E
White-nosed saki Chiropotes albinasus BrazilE
Caribbean monk seal Monachus tropicalis Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico E
Guadalupe fur seal Arctophoca townsendi U.S. (Farallon Islands of CA) south to Mexico (Islas Revillagigedo)T
Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi U.S. (HI)E
Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus Mediterranean, Northwest African Coast and Black SeaE
Saimaa seal Phoca hispida saimensis Finland (Lake Saimaa)E
Steller sea-lion Eumetopias jubatus U.S. (AK) Western Distinct Population Segment only (Alaska), [3] Canada, Russia; North Pacific OceanE & T
Seledang Bos gaurus Bangladesh, Southeast Asia, IndiaE
serow Naemorhedus (Capricornis) sumatraensis East Asia, SumatraE
Barbary serval Leptailurus (Felis) serval constantina Algeria E
Shapo Ovis vignei vignei Kashmir E
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis sierrae U.S. (California, Sierra Nevada range)E [4]
Shou Cervus elaphus wallichi Tibet, BhutanE
Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew Sorex ornatus relictus U.S. (CA)E
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus Malaysia, IndonesiaE
Sifakas Propithecus spp.Malagasy Republic (Madagascar)E
Brazilian three-toed sloth Bradypus torquatus Brazil E
Cuban solenodon Solenodon cubanus Cuba E
Hispaniolan solenodon Solenodon paradoxus Dominican Republic, Haiti E
Carolina northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus U.S. (NC, TN)E
Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel Sciurus niger cinereus U.S. (Delmarva Peninsula to southeastern PA)E
Mount Graham red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis U.S. (AZ)E
Northern Idaho ground squirrel Spermophilus brunneus brunneus U.S. (ID)T
Virginia northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus U.S. (VA, WV)E
Barbary stag Cervus elaphus barbarus Tunisia, AlgeriaE
Kashmir stag Cervus elaphus hanglu Kashmir E
Zanzibar suni Neotragus moschatus moschatus Zanzibar (and nearby islands)E
Arabian tahr Hemitragus jayakari Oman E
Tamaraw Bubalus mindorensis Philippines E
Lion tamarins Leontopithecus spp. Brazil E
Pied tamarin Saguinus bicolor BrazilE
White-footed tamarin Saguinus leucopus Colombia T
Asian tapir tapirus indicus Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, ThailandE
Central American tapir tapirus bairdii Southern Mexico to Colombia and EcuadorE
Mountain tapir tapirus pinchaque Colombia, Ecuador and possibly Peru and VenezuelaE
South American tapir (Brazilian) tapirus terrestris Colombia and Venezuela south to Paraguay and ArgentinaE
Philippine tarsier Tarsius syrichta Philippines T
Tiger Panthera tigris Temperate and tropical AsiaE
Uakari (all species) Cacajao spp.Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, VenezuelaE
Urial Ovis musimon ophion Cyprus E
Vicuna Vicugna vicugna South America (Andes)E
Amargosa vole Microtus californicus scirpensis U.S. (CA)E
Florida salt marsh vole Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli U.S. (Florida)E
Hualapai Mexican vole Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis U.S. (AZ)E
Banded hare wallaby Lagostrophus fasciatus Australia E
Brindled nail-tailed wallaby Onychogalea fraenata AustraliaE
Crescent nail-tailed wallaby Onychogalea lunata AustraliaE
Parma wallaby Macropus parma AustraliaE
Western hare wallaby Lagorchestes hirsutus AustraliaE
Yellow-footed rock-wallaby Petrogale xanthopus AustraliaE
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus OceanicE
Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus Oceanic (north latitudes only)E
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus OceanicE
Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus North Pacific Ocean—coastal and Bering Sea, formerly North Atlantic OceanE
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae OceanicE
Right whales Eualaena spp.OceanicE
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis OceanicE
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus OceanicE
Gray wolf Canis lupus Holarctic E
Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, UruguayE
Red wolf Canis rufus U.S. (SE U.S., west to central TX)E
Queensland hairy-nosed wombat (incl. Barnard's) Lasiorhinus krefftii (formerly L. barnardi and L. gillespiei)AustraliaE
Key Largo woodrat Neotoma floridana smalli U.S. (Florida)E
Riparian woodrat (San Joaquin Valley) Neotoma fuscipes riparia U.S. (CA) E
Wild yak Bos mutus (grunniens m.) China (Tibet), India E
Grevy's zebra Equus grevyi Kenya, Ethiopia, SomaliaT
Hartmann's mountain zebra Equus zebra hartmannae Namibia, AngolaT
Mountain zebra Equus zebra zebra South Africa E

Birds

Common nameScientific nameHome rangestatus
Hawaii akepa (honeycreeper) Loxops coccineus coccineus U.S. (HI)E
Maui ʻakepa (honeycreeper) Loxops coccineus ochraceus U.S. (HI)E
Kauaʻi ʻakialoa (honeycreeper) Hemignathus procerus U.S. (HI)E
Akiapola`au (honeycreeper) Hemignathus munroi U.S. (HI)E
Amsterdam albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis Indian Ocean - Amsterdam Island E
Short-tailed albatross Phoebastria albatrus North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea - Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Taiwan, U.S. (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)E
Thyolo alethe Alethe choloensis Malawi, Mozambique E
Yellow-shouldered blackbird Agelaius xanthomus U.S. (PR)E
Masked bobwhite (quail) Colinus virginianus ridgwayi U.S. (AZ), Mexico (Sonora)E
Abbott's booby Papasula (Sula) abbotti Indian Ocean - Christmas Island E
Western bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris Australia E
Western rufous bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti litoralis Australia E
Mauritius olivaceous bulbul Hypsipetes borbonicus olivaceus Indian Ocean - Mauritius E
Sao Miguel bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula murina Eastern Atlantic Ocean - Azores E
Uluguru bushshrike Malaconotus alius Tanzania T
New Zealand bushwren Xenicus longipes New Zealand E
Great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps India, Pakistan E
Cahow Pterodroma cahow North Atlantic Ocean - Bermuda E
Audubon's crested caracara Caracara plancus auduboniiU.S. (AZ, Florida, LA, NM, TX) south to Panama; Cuba T
Andean condor Vultur gryphus Colombia to Chile and Argentina E
California condor Gymnogyps californianus U.S. (AZ, CA, OR), Mexico (Baja California)E
Hawaiian coot Fulica americana alai U.S. (HI)E
Banded cotinga Cotinga maculata Brazil E
White-winged cotinga Xipholena atropurpurea Brazil E
Black-necked crane Grus nigricollis China (Tibet)E
Cuba sandhill crane Grus canadensis nesiotes West Indies - Cuba E
Hooded crane Grus monacha Japan, Russia E
Japanese crane Grus japonensis China, Japan, Korea, Russia E
Mississippi sandhill crane Grus canadensis pulla U.S. (MS)E
Siberian white crane Grus leucogeranus C.I.S. (Siberia) to India, including Iran and China E
White-naped crane Grus vipio Mongolia E
Whooping crane Grus americana Canada, U.S. (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas), Mexico E
Hawaii creeper Oreomystis mana U.S. (HI)E
Molokai creeper Paroreomyza flammea U.S. (HI)E
Oahu creeper Paroreomyza maculata U.S. (HI)E
Hawaiian crow Corvus hawaiiensis U.S. (HI)E
Mariana crow Corvus kubaryi Western Pacific Ocean - U.S. (Guam, Rota)E
White-necked crow Corvus leucognaphalus U.S. (PR), Dominican Republic, Haiti E
Mauritius cuckoo-shrike Coracina typica Indian Ocean - Mauritius E
Reunion cuckoo-shrike Coracina newtoni Indian Ocean - Réunion E
Razor-billed curassow Mitu tuberosum Brazil (eastern)E
Red-billed curassow Crax blumenbachii Brazil E
Trinidad white-headed curassow Aburria pipile West Indies - Trinidad E
Eskimo curlew Numenius borealis Alaska and northern Canada to Argentina E
Dove, cloven-feathered Drepanoptila holosericea Southwest Pacific Ocean - New Caledonia E
Dove, Grenada gray-fronted Leptotila rufaxilla wellsi West Indies - Grenada E
Hawaiian duck Anas wyvilliana U.S. (HI) E
Laysan duck Anas laysanensis U.S. (HI) E
Pink-headed duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea India E
White-winged wood duck Cairina scutulata India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand E
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus North America south to northern Mexico T
Greenland white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla groenlandicus Greenland and adjacent Atlantic islands E
Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja Mexico south to Argentina E
Madagascar sea eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides Madagascar E
Madagascar serpent eagle Eutriorchis astur Madagascar E
Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi Philippines E
Spanish imperial eagle Aquila heliaca adalberti Spain, Morocco, Algeria E
Chinese egret Egretta eulophotes China, Korea E
Spectacled eider Somateria fischeri U.S. (AK), Russia T
Steller's eider Polysticta stelleri U.S. (AK), Russia, winters to Scandinavia T
O'ahu ‘Elepaio Chasiempis ibidis U.S. (HI)E
Eurasian peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus peregrinus Europe, Eurasia south to Africa and Middle East E
Northern aplomado falcon Falco femoralis septentrionalis U.S. (AZ, NM, TX), Mexico, Guatemala E
Laysan finch (honeycreeper) Telespiza cantans U.S. (HI)E
Nihoa finch (honeycreeper) Telespiza ultima U.S. (HI)E
Euler's flycatcher Empidonax euleri johnstonei West Indies - Grenada E
Seychelles paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone corvina Indian Ocean - Seychelles E
Southwestern willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii extimus U.S. (AZ, CA, CO, NM, TX, UT), MexicoE
Tahiti flycatcher Pomarea nigra South Pacific Ocean - Tahiti E
Mauritius fody Foudia rubra Indian Ocean - Mauritius E
Rodrigues fody Foudia flavicans Indian Ocean - Rodrigues Island (Mauritius)E
Seychelles fody (weaver-finch) Foudia sechellarum Indian Ocean - Seychelles E
Djibouti francolin Francolinus ochropectus Djibouti E
Freira Pterodroma madeira Atlantic Ocean - Madeira Island E
Andrew's frigatebird Fregata andrewsi East Indian Ocean E
Coastal California gnatcatcher Polioptila californica californica U.S. (CA), MexicoT
Hawaiian goose Branta sandvicensis U.S. (HI)E
Christmas Island goshawk Accipiter fasciatus natalis Indian Ocean - Christmas Island E
Slender-billed grackle Quiscalus palustris MexicoE
Eyrean grasswren (flycatcher) Amytornis goyderi Australia E
Alaotra grebe Tachybaptus rufolavatus Madagascar E
Atitlan grebe Podilymbus gigas Guatemala E
Nordmann's greenshank Tringa guttifer Russia, Japan, south to Malaya, Borneo E
Horned guan Oreophasis derbianus Guatemala, MexicoE
White-winged guan Penelope albipennis Peru E
White-breasted guineafowl Agelastes meleagrides West Africa T
Audouin's gull Larus audouinii Mediterranean Sea E
Relict gull Larus relictus India, ChinaE
Galapagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)E
Hawaiian hawk ('lo) Buteo solitarius U.S. (HI)E
Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus brunnescens U.S. (PR)E
Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus venator U.S. (PR)E
Hook-billed hermit (hummingbird) Ramphodon (Glaucis) dohrnii Brazil E
Crested honeycreeper Palmeria dolei U.S. (HI)E
Helmeted honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops cassidix (Meliphaga c.) Australia E
Helmeted hornbill Buceros vigil Thailand, Malaysia E
Japanese crested ibis Nipponia nippon China, Japan, Russia, KoreaE
Northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita Southern Europe, southwestern Asia, northern Africa E
Florida scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens U.S. (Florida)T
Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus South Pacific Ocean - New Caledonia E
Kakapo Strigops habroptilus [5] New Zealand E
Mauritius kestrel Falco punctatus Indian Ocean - MauritiusE
Seychelles kestrel Falco araea Indian Ocean - Seychelles IslandsE
Guam Micronesian kingfisher Halcyon cinnamomina cinnamomina West Pacific Ocean - U.S. (Guam)E
Cuba hook-billed kite Chondrohierax uncinatus wilsonii West Indies - Cuba E
Everglade snail kite Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus U.S. (Florida), CubaE
Grenada hook-billed kite Chondrohierax uncinatus mirus West Indies - GrenadaE
Kokako (wattlebird) Callaeas cinerea New Zealand E
Raso lark Alauda razae Atlantic Ocean - Raso Island (Cape Verde)E
Glaucous macaw Anodorhynchus glaucus Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil E
Indigo macaw Anodorhynchus leari Brazil E
Little blue macaw Cyanopsitta spixii BrazilE
Seychelles magpie robin (thrush) Copsychus sechellarum Indian Ocean - Seychelles Islands E
Ibadan malimbe Malimbus ibadanensis Nigeria E
Wood stork Mycteria americana U.S. (southeastern), Caribbean Sea, Central America, South AmericaT

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