List of Endangered species in Kenya



This is a list of Endangered species in Kenya 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
Otomys barbouri Barbour’s Vlei Rat 45069 EN
Euonyma curtissima 8264 EN
Anthus sokokensis Sokoke Pipit 22718542 EN
Toussaintia orientalis 32860 EN
Damaliscus lunatus ssp. topi Coastal Topi 6243 EN
Boulengerula changamwensis Changamwensis African Caecilian 59495 EN
Cercocebus galeritus Tana River Mangabey 4200 EN
Boulengerula taitana Taita African Caecilian 59498 EN
Bauhinia mombassae 39033 EN
Aloe ballyi Rat Aloe 30901 EN
Eussoia inopina 184564 EN
Amorphophallus stuhlmannii 157952 EN
Gabbiella verdcourti 184582 EN
Newtonia erlangeri 33046 EN
Premna maxima 33047 EN
Gymnosiphon usambaricus 157988 EN
Cleopatra athiensis 184644 EN
Pettancylus kavirondicus 184685 EN
Aloe ketabrowniorum 44392819 EN
Diospyros shimbaensis 33174 EN
Maizania hildebrandti ssp. thikensis 12693 EN
Sclerocarya gillettii 32240 EN
Isolona cauliflora 158120 EN
Uvariodendron gorgonis 32242 EN
Gonatopus marattioides 158130 EN
Psychotria crassipetala 32252 EN
Boulengerula niedeni Sagalla Caecilian 61920 EN
Ploceus golandi Clarke's Weaver 22718945 EN
Psychotria petitii 32253 EN
Aloe kilifiensis 158221 EN
Notogomphus maathaiae Maathai's Longleg 59938 EN
Monanthotaxis faulknerae 158292 EN
Uvaria faulknerae 158296 EN
Aloe penduliflora 158319 EN
Stylochaeton bogneri 158336 EN
Syzygium cordatum subsp. shimbaense 180046 EN
Subuliniscus arambourgi 21127 EN
Aloe erensii 201374 EN
Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. tippelskirchi Masai Giraffe 88421036 EN
Vitex keniensis Meru Oak 33475 EN
Phrynobatrachus ungujae 135885 EN
Phrynobatrachus irangi Irangi Puddle Frog 58119 EN
Tridactyle cruciformis 179699 EN
Otus ireneae Sokoke Scops-Owl 22688565 EN
Thrasops schmidti Schmidt’s Bold-eyed Tree Snake 13265730 EN
Potamonautes platycentron 44537 EN
Polyscias stuhlmannii 62341 EN
Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus 56200 EN
Encephalartos kisambo Voi Cycad 41906 EN
Aspilia macrorrhiza 63923179 EN
Sphaeranthus samburuensis 185343 EN
Ethulia scheffleri 185356 EN
Suncus aequatorius 136224 EN
Alcolapia alcalicus 60452 EN
Tayloria urguessensis ssp. subangulata 21556 EN
Dalbergia gloveri 179290 EN
Turraea barbata 179291 EN
Bothriocline nyiruensis 63923296 EN
Euschmidtia somereni 107435116 EN
Polystachya disiformis 179325 EN
Polystachya teitensis 179355 EN
Lagarosiphon hydrilloides 185508 EN
Panicum nudiflorum 179376 EN
Nesaea triflora 179383 EN
Thapsia buraensis 21714 EN
Ziziphus robertsoniana 34437 EN
Agelanthus microphyllus 179413 EN
Hedydipna pallidigaster Amani Sunbird 22717653 EN
Polystachya fischeri 179422 EN
Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis 63923444 EN
Duosperma longicalyx subsp. magadiense 48153840 EN
Grammomys gigas Giant Thicket Rat 9456 EN
Rhynchocyon chrysopygus Golden-rumped Sengi 19705 EN
Polystachya holstii 179461 EN
Nesaea stuhlmannii 179470 EN
Cephalophis lukei 48153894 EN
Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis subsp. cheranganiensis 63923495 EN
Asystasia linearis 48153899 EN
Justicia breviracemosa 48153902 EN
Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis subsp. dalei 63923510 EN
Barleria polhillii subsp. latiloba 48153917 EN
Gulella taitensis 9554 EN
Asystasia lorata 48153940 EN
Aerotegmina taitensis Taita Balloon Bushcricket 63761756 EN
Dicliptera cordibracteata 48153957 EN
Barleria whytei 48153978 EN
Marsilea botryocarpa 179577 EN
Aresceutica subnuda Usambara Dusky Grasshopper 19672467 EN
Barleria maculata 48154005 EN
Tridactyle tanneri 179603 EN
Isoglossa candelabrum 48154009 EN
Afrocarpus usambarensis 34203 EN
Dicliptera cicatricosa 48154016 EN
Blotiella hieronymi 179620 EN
Croton alienus 34216 EN
Nesaea parkeri 179636 EN
Barleria lukei 48154057 EN
Blepharis kenyensis 48154075 EN
Dicliptera napierae 48154079 EN
Anisotes ukambensis 48154088 EN
Justicia faulknerae 48154084 EN
Neuracanthus tephrophyllus subsp. tsavoensis 48154095 EN
Cola octoloboides 32257 EN
Nanger granti ssp. petersii Tana Gazelle 51187225 EN
Pneumatopteris usambarensis 179760 EN
Gymnosporia keniensis 128048712 EN
Zosterops silvanus Taita White-eye 22713957 EN
Englerina ramulosa 179816 EN
Cyperus afrodunensis 179817 EN
Eugenia tanaensis 179820 EN
Cynometra lukei 34431 EN
Ipomoea flavivillosa 179841 EN
Brucea macrocarpa 34438 EN
Coffea fadenii 34452 EN
Oxyanthus pyriformis subsp. longitubus 34454 EN
Euphorbia wakefieldii 30383 EN
Gigasiphon macrosiphon 30387 EN
Habenaria stylites subsp. stylites 179910 EN
Vepris glandulosa 30405 EN
Microcharis microcharoides var. latistipulata 179922 EN
Piliocolobus rufomitratus Tana River Red Colobus 136939 EN
Crotalaria laburnoides var. nudicarpa 179952 EN
Grevea eggelingii var. keniensis 180022 EN
Nesaea parkeri var. parkeri 180023 EN
Atheris desaixi Ashe's Bush Viper 44980116 EN
Jatropha hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii 200611 EN
Polystachya eurygnatha 111325117 EN
Warneckea maritima 47435727 EN
Macronyx sharpei Sharpe's Pipit 22718436 EN
Warneckea melindensis 47435747 EN
Craibia brevicaudata subsp. burttii 34801 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)