List of Endangered species in New Zealand



This is a list of 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
Thinornis novaeseelandiae Shore Plover 22693899 EN
Toropuku stephensi Stephen's Island Gecko 10253 EN
Tukutuku rakiurae Harlequin Gecko 10252 EN
Zacharius obo 103192747 EN
Naultinus rudis Natural Tree Gecko 14378 EN
Cephalorhynchus hectori Hector's Dolphin 4162 EN
Pittosporum patulum Pitpat 34899 EN
Neochanna apoda Brown Mudfish 14507 EN
Hadopyrgus anops 198838 EN
Hadopyrgus brevis 198839 EN
Leptopyrgus manneringi 198852 EN
Meridiopyrgus murihiku 198858 EN
Tongapyrgus subterraneus 198905 EN
Oligosoma chloronoton Green Skink 120189237 EN
Oligosoma elium Marlborough Spotted Skink 120189424 EN
Larus bulleri Black-billed Gull 22694413 EN
Olearia polita 34297 EN
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Blue Duck 22680121 EN
Xenicus gilviventris Rock Wren 22698585 EN
Oligosoma levidensum Slight Skink 120189545 EN
Galaxias postvectis Shortjawed Kokopu 8813 EN
Xylotoles costatus Pitt Island Longhorn Beetle 23161 EN
Anguilla dieffenbachii Longfinned Eel 197276 EN
Oligosoma lineoocellatum Spotted Skink 120189599 EN
Galaxias divergens Dwarf Galaxias 197291 EN
Petroica traversi Chatham Island Black Robin 22704831 EN
Woodworthia cf. brunnea Canterbury Gecko 120163135 EN
Chlidonias albostriatus Black-fronted Tern 22694750 EN
Oligosoma grande Grand Skink 15257 EN
Oligosoma microlepis Small-scaled Skink 15258 EN
Oligosoma otagense Otago Skink 15260 EN
Oligosoma waimatense Scree Skink 15265 EN
Oligosoma longipes Long-toed Skink 15267 EN
Porphyrio hochstetteri South Island Takahe 22692808 EN
Phalacrocorax featherstoni Pitt Shag 22696907 EN
Boletopsis nothofagi 80188388 EN
Lactarius novae-zelandiae 80188416 EN
Oligosoma prasinum Mackenzie Skink 120190019 EN
Opisthoteuthis mero 162917 EN
Nestor notabilis Kea 22684831 EN
Nestor meridionalis New Zealand Kaka 22684840 EN
Oligosoma taumakae Open Bay Islands Skink 120190169 EN
Mohoua ochrocephala Yellowhead 22705397 EN
Oligosoma toka Nevis Skink 120190199 EN
Deinodrilus gorgon 103185686 EN
Neochanna diversus Black Mudfish 14506 EN
Oligosoma homalonotum Chevron Skink 120190272 EN
Deinodrilus medusa 103185764 EN
Paxillostium nanum 14216608 EN
Octochaetus diememoratio 103185896 EN
Olearia hectori Deciduous tree daisy 34296 EN
Cirroctopus hochbergi 163337 EN
Octochaetus kenleei 103185930 EN
Diporochaeta pounamu 103188016 EN
Diporochaeta radula 103188043 EN
Naultinus gemmeus Jewelled Gecko 177826 EN
Naultinus manukanus Marlborough Green Gecko 177827 EN
Clianthus puniceus Parrot's-bill 30385 EN
Antiponemertes allisonae 1783 EN
Brachyglottis arborescens Three Kings Rangiora 30480 EN
Haematopus chathamensis Chatham Oystercatcher 22693656 EN
Boehmeria australis var. dealbata 30495 EN
Mokopirirakau cryptozoicus Takitimu Gecko 120188714 EN
Megadyptes antipodes Yellow-eyed Penguin 22697800 EN
Oligosoma whitakeri Whitaker's Skink 6013 EN
Anas nesiotis Campbell Teal 22724580 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)