List of Vulnerable species in Canada



This is a list of Vulnerable 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
Isotria medeoloides Small Whorled Pogonia 64176265 VU
Juncus caesariensis 64315594 VU
Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon 222 VU
Formicoxenus provancheri 8658 VU
Formicoxenus quebecensis 8659 VU
Spilogale putorius Eastern Spotted Skunk 41636 VU
Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel 775 VU
Alasmidonta varicosa Brook Floater 781 VU
Gonidea angulata Western Ridged Mussel 173073 VU
Pleuronectes ferrugineus Yellowtail Flounder 17710 VU
Harpagoxenus canadensis 9731 VU
Polyodon spathula Paddlefish 17938 VU
Anthus spragueii Sprague's Pipit 22718591 VU
Rissa brevirostris Red-legged Kittiwake 22694502 VU
Rana pretiosa Oregon Spotted Frog 19179 VU
Onychoprion aleuticus Aleutian Tern 22694716 VU
Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel 11254 VU
Salvelinus confluentus Bull Trout 19875 VU
Leptothorax faberi 11761 VU
Callorhinus ursinus Northern Fur Seal 3590 VU
Amanita morrisii Morris' Amanita 95383179 VU
Amanita ristichii Ristich's Little Caesar 95383221 VU
Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel 11967 VU
Catharus bicknelli Bicknell's Thrush 22728467 VU
Simpsonaias ambigua Salamander Mussel 20247 VU
Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie Chicken 22679514 VU
Oncorhynchus nerka NASS-SKEENA ESTUARY: North of Nass Sockeye Salmon 135352 VU
Hesperiphona vespertina Evening Grosbeak 22720702 VU
Cuphophyllus canescens 147321031 VU
Bombus occidentalis Western Bumble Bee 44937492 VU
Bombus terricola Yellow-banded Bumblebee 44937505 VU
Cypripedium candidum White Lady's Slipper 43315514 VU
Bombus morrisoni Morrison Bumble Bee 44937666 VU
Bombus caliginosus Obscure Bumble Bee 44937726 VU
Calcarius ornatus Chestnut-collared Longspur 22721040 VU
Oncorhynchus nerka NASS RIVER: Upper Nass 201429 VU
Cicindela marginipennis Cobblestone Tiger Beetle 4851 VU
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 44340011 VU
Actinemys marmorata Pacific Pond Turtle 4969 VU
Rangifer tarandus Reindeer 29742 VU
Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle 21641 VU
Alosa aestivalis Blueback Herring 201946 VU
Coregonus hoyi Bloater 5366 VU
Coregonus kiyi Kiyi 5368 VU
Coregonus zenithicus Shortjaw Cisco 5378 VU
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Pinyon Jay 22705608 VU
Anodonta nuttalliana Winged Floater 91149898 VU
Cypripedium montanum Mountain Lady's Slipper 43316810 VU
Cypripedium passerinum Sparrow's-egg Lady's-slipper 43316819 VU
Synthliboramphus scrippsi Scripps's Murrelet 62101249 VU
Amblyraja radiata Thorny Skate 161542 VU
Myrmica lampra 14233 VU
Bombus fervidus Yellow Bumblebee 21215132 VU
Myrmica quebecensis 14236 VU
Bombus pensylvanicus American Bumblebee 21215172 VU
Potamogeton ogdenii 64321558 VU
Bidens eatonii 64264329 VU
Nematostella vectensis Starlet Sea Anemone 14500 VU
Ursus maritimus Polar Bear 22823 VU
Phoebastria albatrus Short-tailed Albatross 22698335 VU
Boletinellus merulioides Ash Tree Bolete 125434301 VU
Doronomyrmex pocahontas 6811 VU
Odobenus rosmarus Walrus 15106 VU
Tautoga onitis Black-fish 187479 VU
Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird 22724329 VU

 

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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)