List of Vulnerable species in Kenya



This is a list of Vulnerable 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 lacustris Tanzanian Vlei Rat 45067 VU
Drypetes usambarica var. usambarica 34833 VU
Mkilua fragrans 34835 VU
Haplochromis retrodens 10260 VU
Guibourtia schliebenii 34839 VU
Cephalophus adersi Aders' Duiker 4137 VU
Ricinodendron heudelotii var. tomentellum 34870 VU
Rothmannia macrosiphon 34871 VU
Turdoides hindei Hinde's Pied Babbler 22716480 VU
Warburgia stuhlmannii 34212 VU
Diospyros amaniensis 32883 VU
Populus ilicifolia Tana River Poplar 32882 VU
Sapium triloculare 32886 VU
Synsepalum subverticillatum 39034 VU
Pelusios broadleyi Lake Turkana Hinged Terrapin 16529 VU
Haplochromis megalops 2197 VU
Drypetes natalensis var. leiogyna 34972 VU
Holothuria arenacava 180405 VU
Bulinus permembranaceus 184529 VU
Echinopora robusta 133369 VU
Aloe massawana 157970 VU
Huberantha stuhlmannii 157982 VU
Aloe ukambensis 158024 VU
Haplochromis bicolor 12616 VU
Vepris hanangensis var. unifoliolata 32640 VU
Diospyros greenwayi 33170 VU
Horastrea indica 133529 VU
Gonatopus petiolulatus 158116 VU
Emilia bellioides 158117 VU
Uvariodendron anisatum 32241 VU
Cephalosphaera usambarensis 33214 VU
Coryphagrion grandis East Coast Giant 59855 VU
Millettia oblata subsp. teitensis 32250 VU
Memecylon teitense 32251 VU
Psychotria taitensis 32254 VU
Vepris fadenii 32255 VU
Dovyalis keniensis 140149230 VU
Poeoptera femoralis Abbott's Starling 22710787 VU
Boscia mazzocchii 128047627 VU
Meineckia ovata 158224 VU
Crotalaria jacksonii 19892753 VU
Kinyongia excubitor Mt Kenya Hornless Chameleon 172569 VU
Synsepalum kassneri 35363 VU
Psydrax polhillii 84550207 VU
Pycnocoma littoralis 35404 VU
Pseudagrion bicoerulans Giant Sprite 60012 VU
Xylopia arenaria 158366 VU
Pavetta teitana 84488870 VU
Newtonia paucijuga 33473 VU
Euphorbia pervittata 15633155 VU
Senecio amplificatus 63924997 VU
Phrynobatrachus kinangopensis Kinangop River Frog 58121 VU
Afrixalus sylvaticus 56080 VU
Thelotornis usambaricus Usambara Vine Snake 13265692 VU
Potamonautes pilosus 44536 VU
Potamonautes raybouldi East African Tree Hole Crab 44539 VU
Mecostibus minor Little Shortheaded Grasshopper 19673951 VU
Uvariodendron kirkii 35724 VU
Mildbraedia carpinifolia 35726 VU
Ormocarpum sennoides subsp. zanzibaricum 35728 VU
Dasylepis integra 35729 VU
Canthium oligocarpum subsp. intermedium 35732 VU
Gardenia transvenulosa 35743 VU
Kraussia speciosa 35744 VU
Barbus sp. nov. 'Pangani' 60322 VU
Rhainopomma montanum Taita Striped Grasshopper 63763363 VU
Vangueria pallidiflora 35746 VU
Multidentia sclerocarpa 35755 VU
Mussaenda monticola var. monticola 35757 VU
Pachystigma loranthifolium subsp. loranthifolium 35760 VU
Haplochromis nubilus 60340 VU
Pavetta sepium var. sepium 35765 VU
Psychotria alsophila 35769 VU
Psydrax faulknerae 35771 VU
Rytigynia eickii 35776 VU
Empogona ovalifolia var. glabrata 35780 VU
Empogona ovalifolia var. taylorii 35781 VU
Tarenna drummondii 35778 VU
Taphozous hildegardeae Hildegarde's Tomb Bat 21456 VU
Bitis worthingtoni Kenya Horned Viper 22473714 VU
Ctenochromis aff. pectoralis 60417 VU
Labeo sp. nov. 'Baomo' 60424 VU
Nothobranchius bojiensis Boji Plains Nothobranch 60431 VU
Lanistes ciliatus 11281 VU
Nothobranchius interruptus Kikambala Nothobranch 60432 VU
Nothobranchius willerti Mnanzini Nothobranch 60441 VU
Nothobranchius elongatus Elongate Nothobranch 60442 VU
Hibiscus greenwayi 47348766 VU
Alcolapia grahami 60453 VU
Hylebates chlorochloe 179236 VU
Hibiscus holstii 47348775 VU
Carex phragmitoides 185414 VU
Eragrostis perbella 179277 VU
Cisticola aberdare Aberdare Cisticola 22713436 VU
Jatropha hildebrandtii 179318 VU
Ophrypetalum odoratum 62588 VU
Euphorbia friesiorum 128046218 VU
Vangueria gillettii 128050348 VU
Memecylon verruculosum 179391 VU
Potamonautes subukia Subukia Crab 90979519 VU
Coelatura alluaudi 44248 VU
Oryx beisa ssp. callotis Fringe-eared Oryx 15572 VU
Warneckea mouririifolia 179427 VU
Haplochromis chromogynos 60647 VU
Thermodiaptomus galeboides 21734 VU
Afrocanthium kilifiense 179436 VU
Cleopatra exarata 44274 VU
Haplochromis sauvagei Rock Kribensis 60667 VU
Dicliptera latibracteata 48153856 VU
Acanthus kulalensis 48153858 VU
Dicliptera inconspicua 48153868 VU
Barleria athiensis 48153870 VU
Oncella curviramea 179494 VU
Ourebia ourebi ssp. haggardi Haggard's Oribi 15731 VU
Habenaria plectromaniaca 179503 VU
Justicia galeata 48153909 VU
Dicliptera nilotica 48153910 VU
Zostera capensis Species code: Zp 173370 VU
Habenaria stylites 179520 VU
Justicia kulalensis 48153923 VU
Oxystigma msoo 32067 VU
Justicia heterotricha 48153929 VU
Marcusenius sp. nov. 'Turkwell' 60768 VU
Labeo sp. nov. 'Mzima' 60772 VU
Dyschoriste keniensis subsp. glandulifera 48153960 VU
Marcusenius sp. nov. 'Malindi' 60775 VU
Barleria maritima 48153968 VU
Dorstenia tenuiradiata 179570 VU
Justicia gilbertii 48153969 VU
Basananthe zanzibarica 179574 VU
Agelanthus longipes 179575 VU
Crossandra friesiorum 48153974 VU
Englerina drummondii 179580 VU
Neuracanthus ukambensis 48153992 VU
Asystasia minutiflora 48154012 VU
Drypetes usambarica var. mrimae 34218 VU
Macaranga conglomerata 34219 VU
Mertensophryne lonnbergi Lönnbergs Toad 54694 VU
Cynometra suaheliensis 34222 VU
Agelanthus pennatulus 179634 VU
Anisotes galanae 48154045 VU
Blepharis pratensis 48154049 VU
Justicia brevipila 48154050 VU
Duosperma subquadrangulare 48154061 VU
Erianthemum occultum 179667 VU
Blepharis turkanae 48154071 VU
Haplochromis obliquidens 9688 VU
Haplochromis fischeri 185824 VU
Apalis karamojae Karamoja Apalis 22713830 VU
Warneckea amaniensis 179692 VU
Aristogeitonia monophylla 32237 VU
Bdeogale omnivora Sokoke Dog Mongoose 136686 VU
Crocidura allex Highlands Shrew 5620 VU
Albizia tanganyicensis subsp. adamsoniorum 32247 VU
Baphia keniensis 32248 VU
Erianthemum alveatum 179708 VU
Harpagochromis sp. nov. 'frogmouth' 9729 VU
Stuhlmannia moavi 32266 VU
Camptolepis ramiflora 32280 VU
Pisidium artifex 44273 VU
Eragrostis ambleia 179746 VU
Phymeurus granulatus East African Agile Grasshopper 116114994 VU
Vepris sansibarensis 36405 VU
Dioscorea kituiensis 100890182 VU
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum Shorttail Nurse Shark 44617 VU
Cnemaspis elgonensis Mt Elgon Forest Gecko 44648018 VU
Pteris albersii 179799 VU
Nesaea pedicellata 179814 VU
Ixalidium sjostedti Kilimanjaro Drumming Grasshopper 19672690 VU
Pavetta sphaerobotrys subsp. tanaica 36471 VU
Euphorbia bicompacta var. bicompacta 34430 VU
Micrococca scariosa 34429 VU
Buxus obtusifolia 34434 VU
Ficus faulkneriana 34435 VU
Cissampelos nigrescens 179845 VU
Commiphora chaetocarpa 34439 VU
Lasiodiscus mildbraedii subsp. ferrugineus 34436 VU
Allophylus zimmermannianus 34441 VU
Vitellariopsis kirkii 34446 VU
Afrocanthium keniense 34449 VU
Oxyanthus pyriformis subsp. brevitubus 30354 VU
Panicum pinifolium 179863 VU
Pavetta linearifolia 34455 VU
Pavetta tarennoides 34456 VU
Chytranthus obliquinervis 34461 VU
Pandanus kajui 34460 VU
Psychotria pseudoplatyphylla 34457 VU
Vangueria induta 34458 VU
Vitex zanzibarensis 34459 VU
Lellingeria strangeana 179875 VU
Parkinsonia anacantha 128046756 VU
Colpodium chionogeiton 44714 VU
Colpodium hedbergii 44717 VU
Deschampsia angusta 44716 VU
Cynorkis uncata 179890 VU
Huperzia dacrydioides subsp. dura 179909 VU
Cynorkis buchwaldiana subsp. braunii 179953 VU
Polystachya albescens subsp. kraenzlinii 179962 VU
Dorstenia tayloriana var. tayloriana 179968 VU
Cissampelos nigrescens var. nigrescens 179971 VU
Dalbergia vacciniifolia 34580 VU
Polystachya caespitifica subsp. latilabris 180017 VU
Anisocycla blepharosepala subsp. tanzaniensis 180032 VU
Syzygium micklethwaitii subsp. micklethwaitii 180033 VU
Sterculia schliebenii 34630 VU
Cynometra webberi 34632 VU
Dialium holtzii 34633 VU
Julbernardia magnistipulata 34634 VU
Mimusops riparia 34639 VU
Haplochromis maxillaris 12112 VU
Nesaea parkeri var. longifolia 180053 VU
Phyllanthus kaessneri var. kaessneri 180047 VU
Labeo percivali Ewaso Nyiro Labeo 61280 VU
Tropodiaptomus neumanni 22372 VU
Tropodiaptomus stuhlmanni 22376 VU
Labeo trigliceps 61304 VU
Vepris samburuensis 32636 VU
Rinorea convallarioides var. marsabitensis 32637 VU
Moringa arborea 32641 VU
Ocotea argylei 32642 VU
Parodontomelus arachniformis Northern Forest Grasshopper 19673054 VU
Angylocalyx braunii 34787 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)