List of Critically Endangered species in Australia



This is a list of Critically Endangered species in Australia according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Leptopalaemon glabrus 197676 CR
Ancylastrum cumingianus Australian Freshwater Limpet 1261 CR
Fluvidona petterdi 1296 CR
Eucalyptus recurva Mongarlowe Mallee 34924 CR
Wollemia nobilis Wollemi Pine 34926 CR
Bellatorias obiri Arnhem Land Gorges Skink 47155317 CR
Millepora boschmai 133300 CR
Austrogammarus australis Dandenong Freshwater Amphipod 2425 CR
Phyllurus kabikabi 102664572 CR
Beddomeia tumida 2713 CR
Bettongia penicillata Woylie 2785 CR
Kennedia retrorsa 19892986 CR
Brachionichthys hirsutus Spotted Handfish 2958 CR
Proablepharus barrylyoni 109480879 CR
Burramys parvus Mountain Pygmy Possum 3339 CR
Cherax tenuimanus Hairy Marron 4618 CR
Chlamydogobius micropterus Elizabeth Springs Goby 4698 CR
Chlamydogobius squamigenus Edgbaston Goby 4699 CR
Litoria myola Kuranda Tree Frog 136003 CR
Ctenotus lancelini Lancelin Island Skink 5861 CR
Vandiemenia ratkowskiana 39244 CR
Dryococelus australis Lord Howe Island Phasmid 6852 CR
Byblis gigantea 39632 CR
Caladenia hastata Mellblom's Spider Orchid 22486129 CR
Dipturus confusus Longnose Skate 70688138 CR
Engaeus mallacoota Mallacoota Burrowing Crayfish 7736 CR
Engaeus spinicaudatus Scottsdale Burrowing Crayfish 7741 CR
Engaeus granulatus Central North Burrowing Crayfish 7745 CR
Engaeus sternalis Warragul Burrowing Crayfish 7742 CR
Euastacus bindal 8137 CR
Euastacus eungella 8139 CR
Euastacus jagara 8142 CR
Euastacus maidae 8143 CR
Euastacus robertsi 8145 CR
Euastacus monteithorum 8144 CR
Euastacus setosus 8146 CR
Euastacus yigara 8151 CR
Litoria booroolongensis Booroolong Frog 41029 CR
Cophixalus concinnus Beautiful Nursery-frog 41118 CR
Caretta caretta South Pacific subpopulation Loggerhead Turtle 84156809 CR
Galaxias fontanus Swan Galaxias 8805 CR
Galaxias johnstoni Clarence Galaxias 8806 CR
Galaxias pedderensis Pedder Galaxias 8808 CR
Galaxias fuscus Barred Galaxias 8810 CR
Geocrinia alba White-bellied Frog 9031 CR
Rhynchobatus australiae Bottlenose Wedgefish 41853 CR
Gymnobelideus leadbeateri Leadbeater's Possum 9564 CR
Neophema chrysogaster Orange-bellied Parrot 22685203 CR
Lathamus discolor Swift Parrot 22685219 CR
Hemisaga elongata 9892 CR
Hemistomia whiteleggei 9913 CR
Cephaloscyllium albipinnum Whitefin Swellshark 42706 CR
Glyphis garricki New Guinea River Shark 42712 CR
Ixalodectes flectocercus 10893 CR
Jardinella colmani 10920 CR
Carcharias taurus East coast of Australia subpopulation Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark 44070 CR
Lasiorhinus krefftii Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat 11343 CR
Lerista allanae Allan's Lerista 11804 CR
Lerista vittata Mount Cooper Striped Lerista 11805 CR
Litoria castanea Yellow-spotted Tree Frog 12145 CR
Litoria nyakalensis Mountain Mistfrog 12149 CR
Litoria piperata Peppered Tree Frog 12151 CR
Litoria spenceri Spencer’s River Tree Frog 12154 CR
Litoria lorica Armoured Frog 12156 CR
Maccullochella peelii Murray Cod 12576 CR
Aipysurus foliosquama Leaf-scaled Sea Snake 176714 CR
Aipysurus apraefrontalis Sahul Reef Snake 176770 CR
Anilios insperatus Fassifern Blind Snake 102839222 CR
Nanodectes bulbicercus 14332 CR
Nothomyrmecia macrops Australian Ant 14849 CR
Nyctophilus howensis Lord Howe Long-eared Bat 15006 CR
Pachysaga strobila 15858 CR
Davidrentzia valida Rentz's Strong Stick-insect 80200052 CR
Philoria frosti Baw Baw Frog 16997 CR
Placostylus bivaricosus 17447 CR
Pedionomus torquatus Plains-wanderer 22693049 CR
Potorous gilbertii Gilbert's Potoroo 18107 CR
Pseudemydura umbrina Western Short-necked Turtle 18457 CR
Pseudocheirus occidentalis Western Ringtail Possum 18492 CR
Pseudophryne corroboree Corroboree Frog 18582 CR
Trioza barrettae Barrett’s Plant-louse 67586360 CR
Ctenotus serotinus Gravel-downs Ctenotus 109464601 CR
Riekoperla darlingtoni Mount Donna Buang Wingless Stonefly 19730 CR
Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis Red-finned Blue-eye 19951 CR
Schayera baiulus 19971 CR
Sminthopsis fuliginosus ssp. aitkeni Kangaroo Island Dunnart 20294 CR
Hyridella glenelgensis Glenelg Freshwater Mussel 58609631 CR
Cherax leckii 184424 CR
Fregetta maoriana New Zealand Storm Petrel 22728808 CR
Taudactylus acutirostris Sharp Snouted Day Frog 21529 CR
Taudactylus eungellensis Eungella Day Frog 21531 CR
Taudactylus pleione Kroombit Tinker Frog 21533 CR
Taudactylus rheophilus Northern Tinker Frog 21534 CR
Fregata andrewsi Andrews' Frigatebird 22697742 CR
Euastacus dalagarbe 153601 CR
Ombrastacoides parvicaudatus 153612 CR
Euastacus gamilaroi 153613 CR
Euastacus guwinus 153645 CR
Euastacus girurmulayn 153646 CR
Euastacus guruhgi 153676 CR
Euastacus jagabar 153692 CR
Euastacus dharawalus Fitzroy Falls Crayfish 153704 CR
Engaewa pseudoreducta Margaret River Burrowing Crayfish 153710 CR
Ombrastacoides denisoni 153716 CR
Euastacus mirangudjin Ochre-Bellied Crayfish 153743 CR
Glaucostegus typus Giant Guitarfish 104061138 CR
Zaglossus bruijnii Western Long-beaked Echidna 23179 CR
Varanus mitchelli Mitchell's Water Monitor 83778268 CR
Zyzomys pedunculatus Macdonnell Range Rock-rat 23324 CR
Zyzomys palatalis Carpentarian Rock-rat 23327 CR
Diuris byronensis Byron Bay Orchid 44392384 CR
Corybas dienemus Windswept Helmet Orchid 44392794 CR
Prasophyllum favonium Western Leek Orchid 44393269 CR
Pristis pristis Indo-West Pacific subpopulation Largetooth Sawfish 43508905 CR
Cornicandovia australica Lord Howe Horn-headed Stick-insect 78735202 CR
Anthochaera phrygia Regent Honeyeater 22704415 CR
Acizzia veski Vesk’s Plant-louse 43184845 CR
Pseudococcus markharveyi Banksia montana Mealybug 68974289 CR
Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii Dwarf Mountain Pine 30534 CR
Lerista nevinae Nevin's Slide 109476951 CR

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)