List of Critically Endangered species in New Zealand



This is a list of Critically Endangered species in New Zealand 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
Pterodroma magentae Chatham Island Taiko 22698049 CR
Hadopyrgus ngataana 198841 CR
Kuschelita inflata 198849 CR
Kuschelita mica 198850 CR
Oligosoma awakopaka Awakopaka Skink 120189156 CR
Oligosoma burganae Burgan Skink 120189166 CR
Potamopyrgus acus 198889 CR
Potamopyrgus oppidanus 198894 CR
Hadramphus tuberculatus Speargrass Weevil 39307 CR
Cephalorhynchus hectori ssp. maui Maui's Dolphin 39427 CR
Oligosoma hoparatea Pukuma Skink 120189462 CR
Oligosoma judgei Barrier Skink 120189518 CR
Perionychella ngakawau 103191144 CR
Octochaetus levis 103131793 CR
Galaxias anomalus Central Otago Roundhead Galaxias 197286 CR
Galaxias cobitinis Lowland Longjaw Galaxias 197288 CR
Galaxias eldoni Eldons Galaxias 197292 CR
Galaxias gollumoides Gollum Galaxias 197293 CR
Galaxias prognathus Upland Longjaw Galaxias 197297 CR
Galaxias pullus Dusky Galaxias 197298 CR
Galaxias macronasus Bignose Galaxias 197294 CR
Neochanna heleios Northland Mudfish 197300 CR
Octochaetus microchaetus 103131863 CR
Charadrius obscurus Southern Red-breasted Plover 62290750 CR
Leucocarbo onslowi Chatham Island Shag 22696861 CR
Oligosoma pikitanga Sinbad Skink 120189967 CR
Puccinellia raroflorens 44393582 CR
Leiopelma archeyi Archey's Frog 11450 CR
Callaeas cinereus South Island Kokako 103730380 CR
Neochanna burrowsius Canterbury Mudfish 14505 CR
Rhytida clarki 19728 CR
Rhytida oconnori 19729 CR
Opisthoteuthis chathamensis 163144 CR
Maoridrilus felix 103167440 CR
Metrosideros bartlettii Bartlett's Rata 34295 CR
Chordospartium muritai Coastal tree broom 32309 CR
Strigops habroptila Kakapo 22685245 CR
Tursiops truncatus Fiordland subpopulation Fiordland Bottlenose Dolphin 194300 CR
Pennantia baylisiana Three Kings Kaikomako 30481 CR
Aporodrilus mortenseni 103186194 CR
Himantopus novaezelandiae Black Stilt 22693690 CR
Prodontria lewisi Cromwell Chafer Beetle 18271 CR
Mystacina robusta New Zealand Greater Short-tailed Bat 14260 CR
Cyanoramphus malherbi Orange-fronted Parakeet 22724562 CR

 

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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)