List of Vulnerable species in Costa Rica



This is a list of Vulnerable species in Costa Rica 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
Couratari scottmorii 30741 VU
Cornus disciflora 39061 VU
Pleurothyrium hexaglandulosum 32935 VU
Povedadaphne quadriporata 32952 VU
Ateles geoffroyi ssp. frontatus Black-browed Spider Monkey 2280 VU
Ecnomiohyla miliaria Cope's Brown Treefrog 55561 VU
Calypogeia rhynchophylla 39219 VU
Touit costaricensis Red-fronted Parrotlet 22686017 VU
Guarea pyriformis 31108 VU
Amphitecna sessilifolia 35214 VU
Bolitoglossa obscura Tapantí Giant Salamander 61899 VU
Bolitoglossa sombra Shadowy Web-footed Salamander 61901 VU
Stemmadenia pauli 35341 VU
Spachea correae 32669 VU
Ouratea cocleensis 30644 VU
Quiina colonensis 32679 VU
Pouteria congestifolia 32686 VU
Solanum fortunense 35466 VU
Coccyzus ferrugineus Cocos Cuckoo 22684340 VU
Sylvilagus dicei Dice's Cottontail 21209 VU
Kinosternon angustipons Narrow-bridged Mud Turtle 11005 VU
Pouteria calistophylla 37696 VU
Cotinga ridgwayi Turquoise Cotinga 22700874 VU
Pouteria leptopedicellata 37710 VU
Pouteria fossicola 37716 VU
Pouteria foveolata 37719 VU
Nectandra hypoleuca 35692 VU
Weberocereus tonduzii 152436 VU
Nectandra ramonensis 35708 VU
Damburneya smithii 35711 VU
Incilius chompipe 136078 VU
Procnias tricarunculatus Three-wattled Bellbird 22700946 VU
Perigomphus pallidistylus Pegtail 29603 VU
Meriania grandiflora 37815 VU
Tomicodon vermiculatus Vermiculate Clingfish 183265 VU
Phragmipedium warszewiczianum 43326434 VU
Daector schmitti Schmitt's toadfish 183284 VU
Xyrichtys victori Galapagos razorfish 183305 VU
Protium tenuifolium subsp. sessiliflorum 35933 VU
Gillellus chathamensis Cocos Stargazer 183393 VU
Prionotus teaguei Long-ray searobin 183422 VU
Halichoeres salmofasciatus 183433 VU
Odontoscion eurymesops Galapagos croaker 183445 VU
Magnolia costaricensis 67513508 VU
Zamia acuminata 42159 VU
Costus osae 56347828 VU
Nesotriccus ridgwayi Cocos Flycatcher 22699191 VU
Dactyloscopus lacteus Milky Sand Stargazer 183482 VU
Schefflera brenesii 36031 VU
Pinaroloxias inornata Cocos Finch 22723792 VU
Magnolia multinervia 67513569 VU
Batrachoides boulengeri Boulenger's Toadfish 183533 VU
Tetragastris tomentosa 36082 VU
Archaetya chacei 197889 VU
Magnolia talamancana 67513611 VU
Phragmipedium humboldtii Humboldt's Phragmipedium 43324685 VU
Cymbopetalum torulosum 32014 VU
Dialommus fuscus Galápagos four-eyed blenny 183572 VU
Acanthemblemaria atrata Cocos Barnacle Blenny 183583 VU
Agonandra macrocarpa 36132 VU
Dalbergia glomerata 36144 VU
Allacanthos pittieri 134456 VU
Weberocereus bradei 152893 VU
Freziera biserrata 36161 VU
Ogilbia cocoensis Cocos Brotula 183647 VU
Lithobates vibicarius Green-eyed Frog 58746 VU
Hylocereus stenopterus 152955 VU
Saimiri oerstedii Red-backed Squirrel Monkey 19836 VU
Inga skutchii 38273 VU
Inga canonegrensis 38300 VU
Persea donnell-smithii 101318048 VU
Magnolia sororum subsp. lutea 194007 VU
Chriolepis dialepta White-starred Goby 183785 VU
Ptychophallus tristani 134654 VU
Craugastor persimilis 56847 VU
Paraletharchus opercularis Pouch snake eel 183826 VU
Bactris longiseta 38430 VU
Axoclinus cocoensis Cocos triplefin 183855 VU
Gobiesox woodsi Woods' clingfish 183880 VU
Pouteria filiformis 34405 VU
Pouteria silvestris 34408 VU
Pouteria austin-smithii 34409 VU
Pouteria triplarifolia 34410 VU
Cryptotis gracilis Talamancan Small Eared Shrew 5764 VU
Dichapetalum costaricense 36492 VU
Abarema racemiflora 36556 VU
Diasporus ventrimaculatus 186065 VU
Zygia biflora 19891919 VU
Umbrina galapagorum Galápagos drum 184025 VU
Aphanotriccus capitalis Tawny-chested Flycatcher 22699767 VU
Quercus rapurahuensis 32508 VU
Bolitoglossa diminuta Quebrada Valverde Salamander 59155 VU
Bolitoglossa gracilis Rio Quiri Salamander 59164 VU
Vriesea camptoclada 44392223 VU
Bolitoglossa lignicolor Camron Mushroomtongue Salamander 59172 VU
Bolitoglossa pesrubra 59194 VU
Dendropanax sessiliflorus 30567 VU
Protium pittieri 30578 VU
Persea obtusifolia 30598 VU
Lonchocarpus calcaratus 30608 VU
Oophaga granulifera Granular Poison-arrow Frog 55186 VU
Lennea viridiflora 32660 VU
Hyperbaena allenii 30623 VU
Nototriton gamezi Monteverde Moss Salamander 59294 VU
Nototriton guanacaste 59295 VU
Ardisia furfuracella 30630 VU
Nototriton tapanti 59303 VU
Oedipina alfaroi Limon Worm Salamander 59305 VU
Bombus mexicanus 21215169 VU
Ilex costaricensis 30657 VU
Ilex pallida 30658 VU
Ilex vulcanicola 30659 VU
Oreopanax oerstedianus 30660 VU
Ocotea rivularis 30666 VU
Persea brenesii 30667 VU
Trichilia pittieri 30670 VU
Cordia croatii 32757 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)