List of Endangered species in Canada



This is a list of Endangered species in Canada 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
Acipenser transmontanus Kootenai River subpopulation Pacific Strugeon 257 EN
Grus americana Whooping Crane 22692156 EN
Phoca vitulina ssp. mellonae Freshwater Seal 17018 EN
Eubalaena japonica North Pacific Right Whale 41711 EN
Rhizopogon alexsmithii 75121617 EN
Platanthera praeclara Western Prairie Fringed Orchid 132834 EN
Hesperia dacotae Dakota Skipper 9968 EN
Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic Halibut 10097 EN
Ulmus americana American Elm 61966619 EN
Entosphenus macrostoma Lake Lamprey 11208 EN
Brachyramphus marmoratus Marbled Murrelet 22694870 EN
Sebastes fasciatus Redfish 20084 EN
Fisherola nuttalli Shortface Lanx 69619345 EN
Oncorhynchus nerka FRASER RIVER, MIDDLE: Gates Ck and Channel (early summer) Sockeye Salmon 135315 EN
Oncorhynchus nerka SKEENA R, UPPER Sockeye Salmon 135321 EN
Oncorhynchus nerka FRASER RIVER, UPPER: Bowron (early summer) Sockeye Salmon 135336 EN
Oncorhynchus nerka HECATE STRAIT-Q.C. SOUND: Queen Charlotte Sound Sockeye Salmon 135381 EN
Nymphaea loriana 81359075 EN
Pedicularis furbishiae Furbish’s Lousewort 81441044 EN
Haliotis kamtschatkana Northern Abalone 61743 EN
Ammospiza caudacuta Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 22721129 EN
Oncorhynchus nerka SKEENA R, LOWER: Alastair 201432 EN
Oncorhynchus nerka FRASER RIVER, LOWER: Cultus Lk (late) 201440 EN
Oncorhynchus nerka FRASER RIVER, MIDDLE: Nahatlatch (early summer) 201447 EN
Oncorhynchus nerka FRASER RIVER, MIDDLE: Chilko (summer) 201450 EN
Oncorhynchus nerka FRASER RIVER, MIDDLE: Stuart (early Stuart) 201453 EN
Oncorhynchus nerka FRASER RIVER, MIDDLE: Stuart (summer) 201454 EN
Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle 4965 EN
Clemmys guttata Spotted Turtle 4968 EN
Sebastolobus alascanus Shortspine Thornyhead 29609 EN
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Golden Tilefish 16545046 EN
Phaeocollybia oregonensis 75118122 EN
Moxostoma hubbsi Copper Redhorse 13917 EN
Mustela nigripes Black-footed Ferret 14020 EN
Malacoraja senta Smooth Skate 161477 EN
Synthliboramphus hypoleucus Guadalupe Murrelet 62101215 EN
Myotis leibii Eastern Small-footed Myotis 14172 EN
Leucoraja ocellata Winter Skate 161631 EN
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Myotis 14176 EN
Juglans cinerea Butternut 62019689 EN
Pinus albicaulis Scrub Pine 39049 EN
Villosa fabalis Rayed Bean 22973 EN
Cetorhinus maximus North Pacific subpopulation Basking Shark 39545 EN
Obovaria subrotunda Round Hickorynut 15024 EN
Gastrolactarius camphoratus 75111171 EN
Dipturus laevis Barndoor Skate 39771 EN
Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle 7709 EN
Enhydra lutris Sea Otter 7750 EN
Epioblasma triquetra Snuffbox 7889 EN
Eschrichtius robustus western subpopulation Western Gray Whale 8099 EN

 

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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)