X-Nico

unusual facts about critically endangered species



Tatra National Park, Slovakia

Mammals in the park include the endemic Tatra chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica), a unique goat—antelope that is an IUCN critically endangered species.


see also

Mauritian Wildlife Foundation

The conservation work in Mauritius began as a species orientated program concentrating on a few critically endangered species, including the Mauritius Kestrel and the Pink Pigeon.

Pinanga andamanensis

Pinanga andamanensis is one of the critically endangered species of endemic palms reported from the Andaman Islands.

Raorchestes chlorosomma

The green-eyed bushfrog is a Critically Endangered species because both the habitat and area in which it is found are being degraded by the extensively used tea, eucalyptus, and wattle plantations.

Salinity in Australia

Muehlenbeckia horrida subsp. abdita, commonly known as the Remote Thorny Lignum, is a critically endangered species due to its intolerance to salinity.

Southern Cone

Araucaria angustifolia, once widespread in Southern Brazil, is now a critically endangered species, protected by law.

Ternstroemia bullata

It is a critically endangered species with only two remaining individuals known, both in Clarendon Parish.