List of Endangered species in China
This is a list of Endangered species in China 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_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endiandra hainanensis | 32822 | EN | |
| Apostichopus japonicus | Japanese Spiky Sea Cucumber | 180424 | EN |
| Leptobrachella alpina | 57561 | EN | |
| Acipenser baerii | Siberian Sturgeon | 244 | EN |
| Oreolalax chuanbeiensis | 57588 | EN | |
| Oreolalax omeimontis | Omei Lazy Toad | 57596 | EN |
| Oreolalax pingii | 57597 | EN | |
| Oreolalax puxiongensis | 57599 | EN | |
| Scutiger chintingensis | 57609 | EN | |
| Scutiger muliensis | 57616 | EN | |
| Scutiger ningshanensis | 57618 | EN | |
| Scutiger pingwuensis | 57620 | EN | |
| Leptobrachium boringii | 57625 | EN | |
| Leptobrachium leishanense | Leishan Spiny Toad | 57627 | EN |
| Rhinopithecus brelichi | Grey Snub-nosed Monkey | 19595 | EN |
| Rhinopithecus roxellana | Golden Snub-nosed Monkey | 19596 | EN |
| Grus japonensis | Red-crowned Crane | 22692167 | EN |
| Xanthocyparis vietnamensis | Golden Vietnamese Cypress | 44028 | EN |
| Fenouilia kreitneri | 8550 | EN | |
| Torreya fargesii var. yunnanensis | 44050 | EN | |
| Urocissa whiteheadi | Hainan Magpie | 103719392 | EN |
| Nipponia nippon | Japanese Crested Ibis | 22697548 | EN |
| Shinisaurus crocodilurus | Chinese Crocodile Lizard | 57287221 | EN |
| Coilia mystus | Osbeck's Grenadier Anchovy | 98894402 | EN |
| Camellia longipedicellata | 62055006 | EN | |
| Camellia longzhouensis | 62055059 | EN | |
| Eumetopias jubatus ssp. jubatus | Western Steller Sea Lion | 17367725 | EN |
| Magnolia angustioblonga | 193901 | EN | |
| Viverra megaspila | Large-spotted Civet | 41707 | EN |
| Neophocaena asiaeorientalis | Narrow-ridged Finless Porpoise | 41754 | EN |
| Equus ferus | Przewalski's Horse | 41763 | EN |
| Paphiopedilum appletonianum | Appleton's Paphiopedilum | 43320105 | EN |
| Paphiopedilum areeanum | 43320111 | EN | |
| Paphiopedilum concolor | One Colored Paphiopedilum | 43320151 | EN |
| Amolops hainanensis | 58209 | EN | |
| Amolops hongkongensis | 58210 | EN | |
| Nanorana unculuanus | Yunnan Asian Frog | 58248 | EN |
| Ochotona argentata | Silver Pika | 41986 | EN |
| Quasipaa boulengeri | Boulenger's Spiny Frog | 58420 | EN |
| Cycas changjiangensis | 42045 | EN | |
| Cycas hainanensis | 42046 | EN | |
| Cycas multipinnata | 42048 | EN | |
| Cycas taiwaniana | 42049 | EN | |
| Nanorana yunnanensis | Yunnan Spiny Frog | 58445 | EN |
| Luciocyprinus striolatus | 181350 | EN | |
| Anabarilius polylepis | Big White Fish | 1190 | EN |
| Platysternon megacephalum | Big-headed Turtle | 17585 | EN |
| Indigofera litoralis | 19891462 | EN | |
| Odorrana kuangwuensis | Kuang-wu Shan Frog | 58634 | EN |
| Cephalotaxus hainanensis | Hainan Plum Yew | 34065 | EN |
| Phyllospadix japonicus | Asian Surf Grass | 173341 | EN |
| Pelophylax tenggerensis | 58735 | EN | |
| Picea likiangensis var. hirtella | 34175 | EN | |
| Picea retroflexa | Tapao Shan spruce | 34178 | EN |
| Larvivora ruficeps | Rufous-headed Robin | 22709711 | EN |
| Rhinopithecus bieti | Black Snub-nosed Monkey | 19597 | EN |
| Liuixalus ocellatus | 58880 | EN | |
| Magnolia odoratissima | 15115789 | EN | |
| Sinodina gregoriana | 198190 | EN | |
| Taxus chinensis | Chinese Yew | 42548 | EN |
| Camellia micrantha | 62055994 | EN | |
| Coilia nasus | Japanese Grenadier Anchovy | 98895427 | EN |
| Rhacophorus yaoshanensis | 58966 | EN | |
| Magnolia patungensis | 15115907 | EN | |
| Caridina maculata | 198285 | EN | |
| Batrachuperus londongensis | Longdong Stream Salamander | 59084 | EN |
| Hynobius chinensis | 59092 | EN | |
| Pachyhynobius yunanicus | 59107 | EN | |
| Procapra przewalskii | Przewalski's Gazelle | 18230 | EN |
| Camellia parviflora | 62056272 | EN | |
| Camellia paucipunctata | 62056349 | EN | |
| Polyplectron katsumatae | Hainan Peacock-pheasant | 22734897 | EN |
| Hypselotriton orphicus | Dayang Newt | 59443 | EN |
| Camellia pingguoensis | 62056505 | EN | |
| Paramesotriton guangxiensis | Guangxi Warty Newt | 59459 | EN |
| Tylototriton hainanensis | Hainan Knobby Newt | 59483 | EN |
| Pseudois nayaur ssp. schaeferi | Dwarf Blue Sheep | 18535 | EN |
| Magnolia sinostellata | 69306476 | EN | |
| Paralepidocephalus yui | 166017 | EN | |
| Magnolia lotungensis | 34964 | EN | |
| Magnolia officinalis | 34963 | EN | |
| Sinocyclocheilus tingi | 166116 | EN | |
| Carassius cuvieri | Japanese White Crucian Carp | 166137 | EN |
| Anguilla japonica | Japanese Eel | 166184 | EN |
| Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis | Bawangling Leopard Gecko | 18917676 | EN |
| Hylobates lar | Lar Gibbon | 10548 | EN |
| Cyprinus chilia | 166210 | EN | |
| Dalbergia peishaensis | 19892556 | EN | |
| Neohylomys hainanensis | Hainan Gymnure | 10588 | EN |
| Margarya mansuyi | 166311 | EN | |
| Crotalaria yaihsienensis | 19892767 | EN | |
| Calocedrus rupestris | 133722 | EN | |
| Camellia pubifurfuracea | 62057104 | EN | |
| Aetobatus flagellum | Longheaded Eagle Ray | 60119 | EN |
| Aetomylaeus maculatus | Mottled Eagle Ray | 60120 | EN |
| Camellia pyxidiacea | 62057303 | EN | |
| Ranodon sibiricus | Semirechensk Salamander | 19304 | EN |
| Sitta magna | Giant Nuthatch | 22711228 | EN |
| Epinephelus akaara | Hong Kong Grouper | 43974 | EN |
| Magnolia rufibarbata | 191501 | EN | |
| Magnolia lucida | 191505 | EN | |
| Magnolia ventii | 191514 | EN | |
| Burretiodendron tonkinense | 35912 | EN | |
| Picea asperata var. notabilis | 191625 | EN | |
| Gomphidia kelloggi | Chinese Tiger | 167119 | EN |
| Paphiopedilum dianthum | Double Flowered Paphiopedilum | 46697 | EN |
| Paphiopedilum malipoense | Malipo Paphiopedilum | 191737 | EN |
| Paphiopedilum tigrinum | Tiger Striped Paphiopedilum | 46699 | EN |
| Sacalia bealei | Beale's-eyed Turtle | 19796 | EN |
| Sacalia quadriocellata | Four-eyed Turtle | 19797 | EN |
| Evynnis cardinalis | Threadfin Porgy | 59034974 | EN |
| Saiga tatarica ssp. tatarica | Saiga | 19834 | EN |
| Hebius metusium | Wa Shan Keelback | 191958 | EN |
| Calamaria yunnanensis | Yunnan Reed Snake | 191994 | EN |
| Arborophila rufipectus | Sichuan Partridge | 22679035 | EN |
| Lepus hainanus | Hainan Hare | 11793 | EN |
| Schizothorax lepidothorax | 19993 | EN | |
| Smithorchis calceoliformis | 46712 | EN | |
| Thermophis zhaoermii | Sichuan Hot-Spring Keelback | 192112 | EN |
| Hainanpotamon orientale | 134773 | EN | |
| Euprepiophis perlacea | Sichuan Rat Snake | 192132 | EN |
| Protobothrops mangshanensis | Mangshan Pit Viper | 192140 | EN |
| Vanilla somai | 46714 | EN | |
| Liobagrus nigricauda | 11990 | EN | |
| Camellia nitidissima | 70561551 | EN | |
| Camellia amplexifolia | 62050068 | EN | |
| Staurogyne sichuanica | 46384 | EN | |
| Tetradoxa omeiensis | 46399 | EN | |
| Liobagrus kingi | King’s Bullhead | 135151 | EN |
| Toxicodendron calcicola | 46402 | EN | |
| Camellia szechuanensis | 62058489 | EN | |
| Anabarilius alburnops | Silvery White Fish | 135163 | EN |
| Polyalthia verrucipes | 46415 | EN | |
| Folifer yunnanensis | 21992 | EN | |
| Uvaria kweichowensis | 46417 | EN | |
| Parapelophryne scalpta | 54872 | EN | |
| Camellia tenii | 62058649 | EN | |
| Rucervus eldii | Eld's Deer | 4265 | EN |
| Ilex wenchowensis | 46445 | EN | |
| Ilex wugonshanensis | 46446 | EN | |
| Ilex yuiana | 46447 | EN | |
| Moschus berezovskii | Forest Musk Deer | 13894 | EN |
| Cipangopaludina dianchiensis | 168211 | EN | |
| Margarya bicostata | 168212 | EN | |
| Margarya melanoides | 168213 | EN | |
| Panax zingiberensis | 46465 | EN | |
| Cypripedium calcicola | Lime Loving Cypripedium | 43315508 | EN |
| Schefflera insignis | 46466 | EN | |
| Emberiza jankowskii | Jankowski's Bunting | 22720905 | EN |
| Magnolia viridipetala | 88945056 | EN | |
| Marmota sibirica | Mongolian Marmot | 12832 | EN |
| Mauremys nigricans | Red-necked Pond Turtle | 4656 | EN |
| Cypripedium forrestii | Forrest's Cypripedium | 43315762 | EN |
| Saruma henryi | 46535 | EN | |
| Chrotogale owstoni | Owston's Civet | 4806 | EN |
| Rhacophorus minimus | 135910 | EN | |
| Camellia candida | 62051089 | EN | |
| Sagittaria lichuanensis | 168745 | EN | |
| Camellia chrysanthoides | 62051156 | EN | |
| Mergus squamatus | Scaly-sided Merganser | 22680488 | EN |
| Magnolia shiluensis | 191503 | EN | |
| Magnolia dawsoniana | 191512 | EN | |
| Plectocomia microstachys | 46600 | EN | |
| Trachycarpus nana | 46601 | EN | |
| Paphiopedilum parishii | Parish's Paphiopedilum | 193512 | EN |
| Camellia xanthochroma | 62059552 | EN | |
| Acer griseum | Chinese Paperbark Maple | 193593 | EN |
| Stenochlaena hainanensis | 46624 | EN | |
| Fraxinus hubeiensis | 96443977 | EN | |
| Cypripedium lentiginosum | Chang Ban Shao Lan | 201846 | EN |
| Cypripedium subtropicum | Subtropical Cypripedium | 201848 | EN |
| Paphiopedilum bellatulum | Enchanting Paphiopedilum | 201856 | EN |
| Paphiopedilum charlesworthii | Charlesworth Paphiopedilum | 201857 | EN |
| Paphiopedilum wardii | Ward's Paphiopedilum | 201860 | EN |
| Bubo blakistoni | Blakiston's Fish-Owl | 22689007 | EN |
| Gorsachius magnificus | White-eared Night Heron | 22697232 | EN |
| Cystacanthus affinis | 46377 | EN | |
| Dyschoriste sinica | 46378 | EN | |
| Actinidia stellatopilosa | 46392 | EN | |
| Cotinus nana | 46400 | EN | |
| Alphonsea hainanensis | 46403 | EN | |
| Alphonsea tsangyuanensis | 46405 | EN | |
| Desmos yunnanensis | 46406 | EN | |
| Fissistigma cupreonitens | 46407 | EN | |
| Goniothalamus cheliensis | 46409 | EN | |
| Polyalthia litseifolia | 46413 | EN | |
| Polyalthia pingpienensis | 46414 | EN | |
| Alyxia menglungensis | 46419 | EN | |
| Parepigynum funingense | 46422 | EN | |
| Ilex brachyphylla | 46423 | EN | |
| Ilex chengkouensis | 46424 | EN | |
| Ilex chuniana | 46425 | EN | |
| Ilex dabieshanensis | 46426 | EN | |
| Ilex euryoides | 46427 | EN | |
| Ilex fengqingensis | 46428 | EN | |
| Ilex graciliflora | 46429 | EN | |
| Ilex longzhouensis | 46430 | EN | |
| Ilex oblonga | 46433 | EN | |
| Ilex occulta | 46434 | EN | |
| Ilex peiradena | 46435 | EN | |
| Ilex qianlingshanensis | 46437 | EN | |
| Ilex shimeica | 46440 | EN | |
| Ilex syzygiophylla | 46441 | EN | |
| Ilex trichocarpa | 46442 | EN | |
| Brassaiopsis acuminata | 46451 | EN | |
| Brassaiopsis kwangsiensis | 46452 | EN | |
| Eleutherococcus brachypus | 46455 | EN | |
| Eleutherococcus cuspidatus | 46456 | EN | |
| Eleutherococcus setulosus | 46457 | EN | |
| Eleutherococcus stenophyllus | 46458 | EN | |
| Eleutherococcus verticillatus | 46459 | EN | |
| Euaraliopsis dumicola | 46460 | EN | |
| Hemipilia crassicalcara | 46682 | EN | |
| Hemipilia cruciata | 46683 | EN | |
| Heteropanax nitentifolius | 46461 | EN | |
| Heteropanax yunnanensis | 46462 | EN | |
| Magnolia crassipes | 193919 | EN | |
| Magnolia decidua | 193923 | EN | |
| Aristolochia delavayi | 46475 | EN | |
| Magnolia lacei | 193957 | EN | |
| Neottianthe camptoceras | 46693 | EN | |
| Panisea yunnanensis | 46694 | EN | |
| Paphiopedilum barbigerum | Xiao Ye Dou Lan | 46696 | EN |
| Aristolochia scytophylla | 46527 | EN | |
| Aristolochia tuberosa | 46529 | EN | |
| Ceropegia aridicola | 46538 | EN | |
| Impatiens obesa | 46546 | EN | |
| Impatiens omeiana | 46547 | EN | |
| Impatiens pritzelii | 46548 | EN | |
| Impatiens wilsoni | 46549 | EN | |
| Begonia hainanensis | 46552 | EN | |
| Begonia peltatifolia | 46554 | EN | |
| Berberis bicolor | 46555 | EN | |
| Berberis iteophylla | 46557 | EN | |
| Diphylleia sinensis | 46563 | EN | |
| Arenga micrantha | 46592 | EN | |
| Cypripedium ludlowii | Ludlow's Cypripedium | 43316738 | EN |
| Chuniophoenix hainanensis | 46597 | EN | |
| Adiantum fengianum | 46602 | EN | |
| Adiantum sinicum | 46604 | EN | |
| Acrorumohra hasseltii | 46609 | EN | |
| Cyrtomium hemionitis | 46610 | EN | |
| Arachniodes tsiangiana | 46613 | EN | |
| Calymmodon cucullatus | 46614 | EN | |
| Oleandra hainanensis | 46617 | EN | |
| Neocheiropteris palmatopedata | 46620 | EN | |
| Aleuritopteris squamosa | 46621 | EN | |
| Aleuritopteris grevilleoides | 46623 | EN | |
| Plagiogyria assurgens | 46618 | EN | |
| Acanthephippium sinense | 46628 | EN | |
| Amitostigma bifoliatum | 46629 | EN | |
| Amitostigma capitatum | 46630 | EN | |
| Amitostigma hemipilioides | 46631 | EN | |
| Amitostigma simplex | 46632 | EN | |
| Amitostigma tetralobum | 46633 | EN | |
| Amitostigma yuanum | 46634 | EN | |
| Anoectochilus zhejiangensis | 46635 | EN | |
| Bulleyia yunnanensis | 46638 | EN | |
| Calanthe yuana | 46642 | EN | |
| Changnienia amoena | 46643 | EN | |
| Cymbidium defoliatum | 46645 | EN | |
| Cymbidium nanulum | 46646 | EN | |
| Cypripedium fargesii | Farges' Cypripedium | 46647 | EN |
| Cypripedium farreri | Farrer's Cypripedium | 46648 | EN |
| Cypripedium fasciolatum | Striped Lady Slipper | 46649 | EN |
| Cypripedium franchetii | Franchet's Cypripedium | 46651 | EN |
| Cypripedium lichiangense | Lijiang Cypripedium | 46653 | EN |
| Cypripedium margaritaceum | Farges' Cypripedium | 46654 | EN |
| Cypripedium yunnanense | Yunnan Cypripedium | 46657 | EN |
| Dendrobium changjiangense | 46658 | EN | |
| Dendrobium flexicaule | 46659 | EN | |
| Dendrobium guangxiense | 46660 | EN | |
| Cypripedium micranthum | Small Flowered Cypripedium | 43316804 | EN |
| Dendrobium lohohense | 46663 | EN | |
| Dendrobium minutiflorum | 46664 | EN | |
| Dendrobium sinense | 46666 | EN | |
| Dendrobium wilsonii | 46667 | EN | |
| Gastrodia tuberculata | 46672 | EN | |
| Gymnadenia bicornis | 46673 | EN | |
| Gymnadenia crassinervis | 46674 | EN | |
| Hemipilia amesiana | 46681 | EN | |
| Cypripedium sichuanense | Sichuan Cypripedium | 43316834 | EN |
| Cypripedium singchii | Singchi's Cypripedium | 43316837 | EN |
| Hemipilia henryi | 46686 | EN | |
| Holcoglossum quasipinifolium | 46689 | EN | |
| Holopogon smithianus | 46691 | EN | |
| Liparis bautingensis | 46692 | EN | |
| Cypripedium wardii | Ward's Cypripedium | 43316846 | EN |
| Paphiopedilum armeniacum | Apricot Orange Paphiopedilum | 46695 | EN |
| Pleione forrestii | 46710 | EN | |
| Lamiopsis temminckii | Broadfin Shark | 161570 | EN |
| Cuora flavomarginata | Yellow-margined Box Turtle | 5960 | EN |
| Armeniaca vulgaris | Wild Apricot | 63405 | EN |
| Pungitius stenurus | 19922526 | EN | |
| Ostrya trichocarpa | 194593 | EN | |
| Magnolia coriacea | 39016 | EN | |
| Magnolia xanthantha | 39017 | EN | |
| Camellia elongata | 62052537 | EN | |
| Torreya fargesii var. fargesii | Farges Nutmeg Tree | 39148 | EN |
| Sciaromiopsis sinensis | 39165 | EN | |
| Oriolus mellianus | Silver Oriole | 22706449 | EN |
| Aitchisoniella himalayensis | 39216 | EN | |
| Cololejeunea magnilobula | 39234 | EN | |
| Acrocephalus sorghophilus | Speckled Reed Warbler | 22714704 | EN |
| Mauremys reevesii | Reeves' Turtle | 170502 | EN |
| Cunninghamia konishii | 31258 | EN | |
| Picea aurantiaca | Orange Spruce | 31277 | EN |
| Larix mastersiana | Masters' Larch | 31288 | EN |
| Geoemyda spengleri | Black-breasted Hill Turtle | 39552 | EN |
| Yunnanilus nigromaculatus | 23175 | EN | |
| Goniurosaurus liboensis | Libo Leopard Gecko | 98392722 | EN |
| Mauremys sinensis | Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle | 15026 | EN |
| Mauremys mutica | Yellow Pond Turtle | 39613 | EN |
| Ochotona koslowi | Kozlov's Pika | 15046 | EN |
| Ochotona iliensis | Ili Pika | 15050 | EN |
| Trachypithecus francoisi | Francois's Langur | 39853 | EN |
| Trachypithecus shortridgei | Shortridge’s Langur | 39869 | EN |
| Pinus wangii | 32368 | EN | |
| Thuja sutchuenensis | 32378 | EN | |
| Nanorana maculosa | Piebald Spiny Frog | 58430 | EN |
| Torreya jackii | Jack's Nutmeg Tree | 32379 | EN |
| Vatica guangxiensis | 32380 | EN | |
| Quasipaa robertingeri | 58436 | EN | |
| Camellia hongkongensis | Hong Kong Camellia | 62053609 | EN |
| Trigonobalanus doichangensis | 31984 | EN | |
| Camellia huana | 62053636 | EN | |
| Bupleurum euphorbioides | 13188382 | EN | |
| Cypripedium japonicum | Korean Ladyslipper | 13188414 | EN |
| Gymnospermium microrrhynchum | 13188457 | EN | |
| Moschus anhuiensis | Anhui Musk Deer | 136643 | EN |
| Iris odaesanensis | 13188481 | EN | |
| Kirengeshoma palmata | 13188492 | EN | |
| Habenaria leptoloba | 22486501 | EN | |
| Ulmus chenmoui | 32458 | EN | |
| Takifugu plagiocellatus | 193654 | EN | |
| Palea steindachneri | Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle | 15918 | EN |
| Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Dawn Redwood | 32317 | EN |
| Abies ziyuanensis | Ziyuan Fir | 32320 | EN |
| Carya sinensis | Chinese Hickory | 32321 | EN |
| Bretschneidera sinensis | 32324 | EN | |
| Camellia euphlebia | 32326 | EN | |
| Cephalotaxus lanceolata | Gongshan Plum Yew | 32330 | EN |
| Craigia yunnanensis | 32335 | EN | |
| Dipteronia dyeriana | 32340 | EN | |
| Cuora mouhotii | Jagged-shelled Turtle | 163414 | EN |
| Erythrophleum fordii | 32342 | EN | |
| Goniurosaurus zhelongi | Zhe-long’s Leopard Gecko | 98393682 | EN |
| Firmiana major | 32349 | EN | |
| Garcinia paucinervis | 32352 | EN | |
| Ginkgo biloba | Maidenhair Tree | 32353 | EN |
| Hopea hainanensis | 32357 | EN | |
| Hopea mollissima | 32358 | EN | |
| Magnolia aromatica | 32364 | EN | |
| Malus komarovii | 32362 | EN | |
| Cinnamomum mairei | 32391 | EN | |
| Dipterocarpus retusus | 32400 | EN | |
| Helicia shweliensis | 32409 | EN | |
| Horsfieldia pandurifolia | 32412 | EN | |
| Laportea urentissima | 32418 | EN | |
| Litsea dilleniifolia | 32420 | EN | |
| Litsea pierrei var. szemois | 32421 | EN | |
| Magnolia rostrata | 32426 | EN | |
| Pellacalyx yunnanensis | 32436 | EN | |
| Phoebe nanmu | 32439 | EN | |
| Abies fanjingshanensis | 32463 | EN | |
| Paranephelium hainanensis | 32471 | EN | |
| Camellia pubipetala | 32474 | EN | |
| Alseodaphne rugosa | 32475 | EN | |
| Parashorea chinensis | 32476 | EN | |
| Coptis teeta | 50126583 | EN | |
| Equus ferus ssp. przewalskii | Przewalski's Horse | 7961 | EN |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: