List of Least Concern species in Ethiopia
This is a list of Least Concern species in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lophuromys chrysopus | Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat | 45057 | LC |
| Mastomys awashensis | Awash Mastomys | 45060 | LC |
| Cenchrus pennisetiformis | Cloncurry | 110680072 | LC |
| Pytilia lineata | Red-billed Pytilia | 103813138 | LC |
| Turdoides squamulata | Scaly Babbler | 22716434 | LC |
| Acryllium vulturinum | Vulturine Guineafowl | 22679572 | LC |
| Commiphora sphaerocarpa | 128045093 | LC | |
| Calandrella eremica | Rufous-capped Lark | 103766072 | LC |
| Merops revoilii | Somali Bee-eater | 22683710 | LC |
| Synodontis geledensis | 182361 | LC | |
| Garra geba | 182368 | LC | |
| Arvicanthis neumanni | Neumann’s Arvicanthis | 2148 | LC |
| Erythrina abyssinica | 146210922 | LC | |
| Garra dembecha | 182381 | LC | |
| Vanellus melanocephalus | Spot-breasted Plover | 22694005 | LC |
| Colius leucocephalus | White-headed Mousebird | 22683780 | LC |
| Erythrina brucei | 128045190 | LC | |
| Caprimulgus donaldsoni | Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar | 22689940 | LC |
| Lissotis hartlaubii | Hartlaub's Bustard | 22692011 | LC |
| Caprimulgus stellatus | Star-spotted Nightjar | 22689981 | LC |
| Tricholaema diademata | Red-fronted Barbet | 22681790 | LC |
| Acacia bussei | 19892420 | LC | |
| Garra makiensis | 182472 | LC | |
| Sesbania somalensis | 19892424 | LC | |
| Sylvacaecilia grandisonae | Aleku Caecilian | 59598 | LC |
| Gymnopleurus reichei | 137430 | LC | |
| Plocepasser donaldsoni | Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver | 22718706 | LC |
| Pseudonigrita arnaudi | Grey-capped Social Weaver | 22718718 | LC |
| Stenocephalemys albocaudata | Ethiopian Narrow-headed Rat | 20740 | LC |
| Pseudonigrita cabanisi | Black-capped Social Weaver | 22718725 | LC |
| Stenocephalemys griseicauda | Gray-tailed Narrow-headed Rat | 20741 | LC |
| Acomys cineraceus | Grey Spiny Mouse | 265 | LC |
| Parophasma galinieri | Abyssinian Catbird | 22716682 | LC |
| Acomys kempi | Kemp's Spiny Mouse | 267 | LC |
| Charaxes phoebus | 160012 | LC | |
| Acomys wilsoni | Wilson's Spiny Mouse | 276 | LC |
| Trachyphonus erythrocephalus | Red-and-yellow Barbet | 22681889 | LC |
| Anthene kersteni | Kersten's Ciliate Blue | 160041 | LC |
| Dendromus lovati | Lovat's Climbing Mouse | 6442 | LC |
| Aplocheilichthys jeanneli | 182575 | LC | |
| Aplocheilichthys antinorii | 182577 | LC | |
| Lepus starcki | Ethiopian Highland Hare | 41287 | LC |
| Papio cynocephalus | Yellow Baboon | 92250442 | LC |
| Catharsius chinai | 137547 | LC | |
| Labeobarbus truttiformis | 182607 | LC | |
| Onychognathus salvadorii | Bristle-crowned Starling | 22710638 | LC |
| Desmomys harringtoni | Harrington's Rat | 6511 | LC |
| Zosterops flavilateralis | Kenya White-eye | 103889267 | LC |
| Ploceus bojeri | Golden Palm Weaver | 22718837 | LC |
| Madoqua guentheri | Guenther's Dik-dik | 12669 | LC |
| Crocidura pasha | Pasha Shrew | 41350 | LC |
| Lanistes purpureus | 184716 | LC | |
| Crocidura smithii | Desert Musk Shrew | 41358 | LC |
| Crocidura somalica | Somali Shrew | 41359 | LC |
| Tamarix mascatensis | 46102929 | LC | |
| Crocidura voi | Voi Shrew | 41365 | LC |
| Anthene pitmani | Pitman's Ciliate Blue | 160177 | LC |
| Bulinus abyssinicus | 184755 | LC | |
| Chambardia wahlbergi ssp. hartmanni | 184771 | LC | |
| Kleinia dolichocoma | 63924679 | LC | |
| Emberiza poliopleura | Somali Bunting | 22720977 | LC |
| Ploceus spekei | Speke's Weaver | 22718929 | LC |
| Sylvia boehmi | Banded Parisoma | 22716883 | LC |
| Andropadus importunus | Sombre Bulbul | 22712795 | LC |
| Entada leptostachya | 144286179 | LC | |
| Turdus tephronotus | African Bare-eyed Thrush | 22708707 | LC |
| Millettia ferruginea | 128045548 | LC | |
| Ploceus dichrocephalus | Jubaland Weaver | 22718956 | LC |
| Apalis flavocincta | Brown-tailed Apalis | 103772661 | LC |
| Lamprotornis shelleyi | Shelley's Starling | 22710775 | LC |
| Rieppeleon kerstenii | Kenya Pygmy Chameleon | 172535 | LC |
| Speculipastor bicolor | Magpie Starling | 22710795 | LC |
| Lamprotornis fischeri | Fischer's Starling | 22710804 | LC |
| Bulbostylis boeckleriana | 158236 | LC | |
| Notogomphus lecythus | Northern Longleg | 59933 | LC |
| Lamprotornis regius | Golden-breasted Starling | 22710817 | LC |
| Cuscuta kilimanjari | 47348281 | LC | |
| Cenchrus abyssinicus | 13582925 | LC | |
| Phyllastrephus strepitans | Northern Brownbul | 22712910 | LC |
| Nycteris aurita | Andersen's Slit-faced Bat | 14927 | LC |
| Tomopterna kachowskii | 21135952 | LC | |
| Galago gallarum | Somali Lesser Galago | 8786 | LC |
| Phyllomacromia pallidinervis | 59996 | LC | |
| Uvaria leptocladon | 158303 | LC | |
| Phrynomantis somalicus | Somali Rubber Frog | 57953 | LC |
| Labeobarbus megastoma | 182884 | LC | |
| Mirafra hypermetra | Red-winged Bush Lark | 22717038 | LC |
| Aloe parvidens | 201328 | LC | |
| Aloe ruspoliana | 201329 | LC | |
| Aloe calidophila | 201333 | LC | |
| Aloe lateritia | 201337 | LC | |
| Aloe otallensis | 201338 | LC | |
| Aloe elkerriana | 201347 | LC | |
| Herpestes ochraceus | Somali Slender Mongoose | 41605 | LC |
| Helogale hirtula | Desert Dwarf Mongoose | 41608 | LC |
| Aloe clarkei | 201359 | LC | |
| Aloe megalacantha | 201362 | LC | |
| Iolaus diametra | Yellow-banded Sapphire | 62099 | LC |
| Duosperma longicalyx subsp. longicalyx | 66349716 | LC | |
| Mirafra collaris | Collared Lark | 22717076 | LC |
| Aloe citrina | 201370 | LC | |
| Eremomela flavicrissalis | Yellow-vented Eremomela | 22715034 | LC |
| Calendulauda alopex | Foxy Lark | 22717086 | LC |
| Aloe rivae | 201376 | LC | |
| Aloe ellenbeckii | 201381 | LC | |
| Aloe pirottae | 201391 | LC | |
| Aloe debrana | 201394 | LC | |
| Aloe gilbertii | 201397 | LC | |
| Calendulauda poecilosterna | Pink-breasted Lark | 22717112 | LC |
| Aloe trigonantha | 201400 | LC | |
| Aloe secundiflora | 201405 | LC | |
| Aloe gilbertii subsp. gilbertii | 201407 | LC | |
| Aloe megalacantha subsp. megalacantha | 201410 | LC | |
| Senna truncata | 19892956 | LC | |
| Meizodon plumbiceps | Black-headed Smooth Snake | 176863 | LC |
| Cenchrus stramineus | 110680812 | LC | |
| Phrynobatrachus bullans | 58099 | LC | |
| Pieris brassicoides | Ethiopian Cabbage White | 160509 | LC |
| Sylvietta isabellina | Somali Long-billed Crombec | 22715135 | LC |
| Anagallis serpens | 13579011 | LC | |
| Nanger granti | Grant's Gazelle | 8971 | LC |
| Phrynobatrachus minutus | 58126 | LC | |
| Tockus deckeni | Von der Decken's Hornbill | 22682392 | LC |
| Eremopterix signatus | Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark | 22717212 | LC |
| Corythaixoides personatus | Bare-faced Go-away Bird | 22725405 | LC |
| Mirafra gilletti | Gillett's Lark | 22735646 | LC |
| Sporobolus tourneuxii | 44393244 | LC | |
| Kobus kob ssp. leucotis | White-eared Kob | 11042 | LC |
| Melaenornis semipartitus | Silverbird | 22709031 | LC |
| Phacochoerus aethiopicus | Desert Warthog | 41767 | LC |
| Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus | Red-spotted Beaked Snake | 13300539 | LC |
| Atractaspis fallax | Peters’ Burrowing Asp | 20878141 | LC |
| Bradornis microrhynchus | Grey Flycatcher | 22709054 | LC |
| Zosterops kaffensis | Kaffa White-eye | 103891813 | LC |
| Orthetrum kristenseni | 60269 | LC | |
| Potamonautes antheus | 134006 | LC | |
| Crotalaria rufocaulis | 19893130 | LC | |
| Croton dichogamus | 144311191 | LC | |
| Alaudala somalica | Somali Short-toed Lark | 22717340 | LC |
| Lanius dorsalis | Taita Fiscal | 22705061 | LC |
| Kassina maculifer | 56232 | LC | |
| Spizocorys personata | Masked Lark | 22717364 | LC |
| Hildebrandtia macrotympanum | 58295 | LC | |
| Gerbillus pusillus | Least Gerbil | 9144 | LC |
| Vepris dainellii | 128046012 | LC | |
| Leptopelis gramineus | Badditu Forest Treefrog | 56257 | LC |
| Eurocephalus ruppelli | White-rumped Shrike | 22705114 | LC |
| Leptopelis vannutellii | Dime Forest Treefrog | 56283 | LC |
| Spizocorys fremantlii | Short-tailed Lark | 22717407 | LC |
| Paracassina obscura | 56292 | LC | |
| Cenchrus mezianus | Bamboo Grass | 110679021 | LC |
| Acanthocercus minutus | 136545273 | LC | |
| Cisticola cinereolus | Ashy Cisticola | 22713340 | LC |
| Ceuthmochares australis | Whistling Yellowbill | 22725637 | LC |
| Uraeginthus cyanocephalus | Blue-capped Cordon-bleu | 22719499 | LC |
| Gerbilliscus nigricaudus | Black-tailed Gerbil | 21517 | LC |
| Gerbilliscus phillipsi | Phillip's Gerbil | 21518 | LC |
| Granatina ianthinogaster | Purple Grenadier | 22719504 | LC |
| Nothobranchius microlepis | Small Scaled Nothobranch | 60438 | LC |
| Nothobranchius jubbi | 60439 | LC | |
| Nothobranchius patrizii | Blue Notho | 60440 | LC |
| Kotschya recurvifolia | 179244 | LC | |
| Oenanthe phillipsi | Somali Wheatear | 22710268 | LC |
| Sphaeranthus ukambensis | 185389 | LC | |
| Trioceros affinis | Rueppell's Desert Chameleon | 203820 | LC |
| Trioceros harennae | Harenna Hornless Chameleon | 203825 | LC |
| Acacia fumosa | 128044099 | LC | |
| Sphaerothylax abyssinica | 185417 | LC | |
| Micrelaps vaillanti | Black-headed Micrelaps | 20878418 | LC |
| Brachiaria longiflora | 44393556 | LC | |
| Acacia hamulosa | 144290907 | LC | |
| Lygodactylus keniensis | Parker's Dwarf Gecko | 21267550 | LC |
| Cyperus grandibulbosus | 179310 | LC | |
| Estrilda charmosyna | Black-cheeked Waxbill | 22719609 | LC |
| Scotophilus ejetai | Ejeta’s House Bat | 84466810 | LC |
| Ptychadena cooperi | 58498 | LC | |
| Boswellia rivae | 128044164 | LC | |
| Turraea mombassana | 179336 | LC | |
| Copris fallaciosus | 138378 | LC | |
| Passer shelleyi | Shelley's Rufous-sparrow | 22736010 | LC |
| Cisticola nana | Tiny Cisticola | 22713487 | LC |
| Ptychadena neumanni | 58513 | LC | |
| Pterocles decoratus | Black-faced Sandgrouse | 22693013 | LC |
| Pedaria juhellegrandi | 138409 | LC | |
| Turraea nilotica | 146207941 | LC | |
| Leptomyrina boschi | 160988 | LC | |
| Duosperma longicalyx | 48153839 | LC | |
| Theropithecus gelada | Gelada Baboon | 21744 | LC |
| Dryoscopus pringlii | Pringle's Puffback | 22707459 | LC |
| Prinia somalica | Pale Prinia | 22713611 | LC |
| Commiphora boranensis | 128044306 | LC | |
| Kevanacris squamiptera | 116114722 | LC | |
| Odontospiza griseicapilla | Grey-headed Silverbill | 22719778 | LC |
| Lophuromys simensis | Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat | 47992103 | LC |
| Otomys typus | Typical Vlei Rat | 15661 | LC |
| Tchagra jamesi | Three-streaked Tchagra | 22707510 | LC |
| Barleria polhillii | 48153916 | LC | |
| Laniarius ruficeps | Red-naped Bush-shrike | 22707518 | LC |
| Chalcomitra hunteri | Hunter's Sunbird | 22717774 | LC |
| Saccostomus mearnsi | Mearns's Pouched Mouse | 19809 | LC |
| Anthoscopus musculus | Mouse-colored Penduline Tit | 22711653 | LC |
| Garra ignestii | 181607 | LC | |
| Barleria paolioides | 48153965 | LC | |
| Trachyphonus darnaudii | D'Arnaud's Barbet | 22726002 | LC |
| Brycinus affinis | Redfin Robber | 181629 | LC |
| Laniarius funebris | Slate-colored Boubou | 22707601 | LC |
| Cordylus rivae | Ethiopian Girdled Lizard | 177559 | LC |
| Sclerophrys kerinyagae | Keith's Toad | 54681 | LC |
| Commiphora oddurensis | 128048544 | LC | |
| Poyntonophrynus lughensis | 54696 | LC | |
| Chiromantis kelleri | 58798 | LC | |
| Barleria boranensis | 48154036 | LC | |
| Crocidura baileyi | Bailey's Shrew | 5559 | LC |
| Dendropicos spodocephalus | Grey-headed Woodpecker | 22681018 | LC |
| Crotalaria somalensis | 19891655 | LC | |
| Pluchea sordida | 185803 | LC | |
| Trifolium schimperi | 19891665 | LC | |
| Anthene opalina | 200147 | LC | |
| Vidua hypocherina | Steel-blue Widow | 22719972 | LC |
| Barleria polhillii subsp. polhillii | 48154089 | LC | |
| Vidua fischeri | Straw-tailed Whydah | 22719977 | LC |
| Senna baccarinii | 19891706 | LC | |
| Enteromius trispilopleura | 181758 | LC | |
| Crocidura fumosa | Smoky White-toothed Shrew | 5630 | LC |
| Labeo forskalii | 181762 | LC | |
| Acacia paolii | 144293392 | LC | |
| Lepus fagani | Ethiopian Hare | 11798 | LC |
| Nanger granti ssp. notata | Bright's Gazelle | 51187228 | LC |
| Pternistis castaneicollis | Chestnut-naped Francolin | 22728231 | LC |
| Melaniparus thruppi | Acacia Tit | 22711881 | LC |
| Serinus nigriceps | Ethiopian Siskin | 22720078 | LC |
| Cinnyris nectarinioides | Smaller Black-bellied Sunbird | 22718043 | LC |
| Erythrina burana | 34396 | LC | |
| Crotalaria exaltata | 34401 | LC | |
| Pollimyrus petherici | 181862 | LC | |
| Crotalaria distantiflora | 19891818 | LC | |
| Muriculus imberbis | Ethiopian Striped Mouse | 13935 | LC |
| Crithagra striatipectus | Stripe-breasted Seedeater | 103761521 | LC |
| Poicephalus flavifrons | Yellow-fronted Parrot | 22685308 | LC |
| Poicephalus rufiventris | Red-bellied Parrot | 22685312 | LC |
| Africallagma elongatum | Elongate Bluet | 90668675 | LC |
| Platymops setiger | Peters's Flat-headed Bat | 44692 | LC |
| Varicorhinus beso | 181912 | LC | |
| Garra aethiopica | 181921 | LC | |
| Mus tenellus | Delicate Mouse | 13986 | LC |
| Elephantulus rufescens | Rufous Sengi | 42664 | LC |
| Batis perkeo | Pygmy Batis | 22707897 | LC |
| Crithagra donaldsoni | Abyssinian Grosbeak-Canary | 22720185 | LC |
| Commiphora hildebrandtii | 128044736 | LC | |
| Crithagra dorsostriata | White-bellied Canary | 22720197 | LC |
| Hemidactylus squamulatus | Tornier's Leaf-toed Gecko | 18519749 | LC |
| Epomophorus minimus | East African Epauletted Fruit Bat | 7905 | LC |
| Passer gongonensis | Parrot-billed Sparrow | 22718243 | LC |
| Lagonosticta larvata | Ethiopian Firefinch | 103812904 | LC |
| Neobola stellae | 61240 | LC | |
| Enteromius tanapelagius | 182074 | LC | |
| Dombeya burgessiae | 146224959 | LC | |
| Labeobarbus intermedius | 61254 | LC | |
| Agama persimilis | Painted Agama | 17450826 | LC |
| Passer eminibey | Chestnut Sparrow | 22718286 | LC |
| Dombeya aethiopica | 34653 | LC | |
| Sporobolus discosporus | 44392303 | LC | |
| Labeobarbus tsanensis | 182135 | LC | |
| Andersonia leptura | Whiptailed Nile Catfish | 182156 | LC |
| Bulinus reticulatus | 165789 | LC | |
| Sisyphus ocellatus | 137125 | LC | |
| Tmetothylacus tenellus | Golden Pipit | 22718401 | LC |
| Cenchrus prieurii | 117008344 | LC | |
| Argya aylmeri | Scaly Chatterer | 22716379 | LC |
| Labeobarbus nedgia | 182236 | LC | |
| Argya rubiginosa | Rufous Chatterer | 22716383 | LC |
| Hemisus microscaphus | Ethiopian Snout-burrower | 55282 | LC |
| Commiphora serrulata | 128045051 | LC |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: