List of Least Concern species in New Zealand
This is a list of Least Concern 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_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paranephrops zealandicus | 153614 | LC | |
| Echyridella menziesii | New Zealand Freshwater Mussel | 198678 | LC |
| Echyridella onekaka | 198679 | LC | |
| Utricularia delicatula | 99442721 | LC | |
| Diporochaeta brachysoma | 103186470 | LC | |
| Hoplochaetina pallida | 103131180 | LC | |
| Hoplochaetina polycystis | 103131216 | LC | |
| Hoplochaetina rossii | 103131234 | LC | |
| Lissocampus filum | Shortsnout pipefish | 65370218 | LC |
| Hoplochaetina rubra | 103131250 | LC | |
| Leucodrilus digitocystis | 103131271 | LC | |
| Paranephrops planifrons | 153750 | LC | |
| Chionochloa rigida | Narrow Leaved Snow Tussock | 44392620 | LC |
| Ferrissia dohrnianus | 198828 | LC | |
| Ferrissia neozelanicus | Freshwater limpet | 198829 | LC |
| Gyraulus corinna | 198831 | LC | |
| Austropeplea tomentosa | 198833 | LC | |
| Catapyrgus matapango | 198835 | LC | |
| Gyraulus kahuica | 198832 | LC | |
| Halopyrgus pagodulus | 198843 | LC | |
| Halopyrgus pupoides | 198845 | LC | |
| Leptopyrgus tainui | 198854 | LC | |
| Meridiopyrgus muaupoko | 198857 | LC | |
| Diporochaeta intermedia | 103186634 | LC | |
| Obtusopyrgus alpinus | 198861 | LC | |
| Opacuincola delira | 198865 | LC | |
| Odax cyanoallix | Bluefinned Butterfish | 190677 | LC |
| Odax pullus | Greenbone | 190678 | LC |
| Nothofagus cliffortioides | Mountain Beech | 96477403 | LC |
| Potamopyrgus dawbini | 198890 | LC | |
| Potamopyrgus estuarinus | 198892 | LC | |
| Latia neritoides | 198906 | LC | |
| Oligosoma zelandicum | Brown Skink | 178435 | LC |
| Agrostis dyeri | 44392739 | LC | |
| Maoridrilus ruber | 103113010 | LC | |
| Anthornis melanura | Bellbird | 22704447 | LC |
| Neopanax laetus | 135792972 | LC | |
| Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae | Tui | 22704472 | LC |
| Rakipyrgus gardneri | 14221680 | LC | |
| Coprosma macrocarpa | 135793031 | LC | |
| Mustelus lenticulatus | Spotted Smoothhound | 39356 | LC |
| Stigmatopora macropterygia | Long-snouted Pipefish | 88342975 | LC |
| Oligosoma suteri | Suter’s Skink | 178624 | LC |
| Neopanax colensoi | 135793090 | LC | |
| Octochaetus brucei | 103131606 | LC | |
| Gnathophis habenatus | Little Conger Eel | 199136 | LC |
| Austrolestes colensonis | Blue Damselfly | 197091 | LC |
| Xanthocnemis sinclairi | Alpine Redcoat Damselfly | 197092 | LC |
| Xanthocnemis tuanuii | Chatham Redcoat Damselfly | 197093 | LC |
| Xanthocnemis zealandica | Common Redcoat Damselfly | 197094 | LC |
| Octochaetus huttoni | 103131623 | LC | |
| Uropetala chiltoni | Mountain Giant Dragonfly | 197097 | LC |
| Procordulia grayi | Yellow Spotted Dragonfly | 197098 | LC |
| Deinodrilus montanus | 103127560 | LC | |
| Acanthisitta chloris | Rifleman | 22698577 | LC |
| Gerygone igata | Grey Gerygone | 22704735 | LC |
| Gerygone albofrontata | Chatham Islands Warbler | 22704739 | LC |
| Musculium novaezelandiae | 189032 | LC | |
| Neopanax arboreus | 135793264 | LC | |
| Neochanna rekohua | Chatham Mudfish | 8818 | LC |
| Decapterus koheru | Koheru | 20431506 | LC |
| Galaxias fasciatus | Banded Kokopu | 197278 | LC |
| Coprosma propinqua | 135793323 | LC | |
| Maoridrilus modestus | 103111343 | LC | |
| Galaxias paucispondylus | Alpine Galaxias | 197296 | LC |
| Galaxias vulgaris | Canterbury Galaxias | 197299 | LC |
| Pontodrilus lacustris | 103191225 | LC | |
| Sprattus antipodum | New Zealand Blueback Sprat | 98839225 | LC |
| Gobiomorphus basalis | Crans Bully | 197317 | LC |
| Gobiomorphus breviceps | Upland Bully | 197318 | LC |
| Gobiomorphus cotidianus | Common Bully | 197319 | LC |
| Gobiomorphus gobioides | Giant Bully | 197320 | LC |
| Retropinna retropinna | Common Smelt | 197325 | LC |
| Stokellia anisodon | Stokells Smelt | 197327 | LC |
| Bellapiscis lesleyae | Mottled Twister | 178896 | LC |
| Antipodarctus aoteanus | 185048 | LC | |
| Apopterygion oculus | Ocellate Triplefin | 178905 | LC |
| Forsterygion lapillum | Common Triplefin | 178904 | LC |
| Bassanago hirsutus | Deepsea Conger | 199389 | LC |
| Koeleria novozelandica | 44393182 | LC | |
| Brachyglottis rotundifolia | 135793382 | LC | |
| Octochaetus multiporus | Milk Worm | 103131883 | LC |
| Enneapterygius kermadecensis | Kermadec Triplefin | 178934 | LC |
| Apristurus exsanguis | Pale Catshark | 41719 | LC |
| Plagiochaeta sylvestris | 103121655 | LC | |
| Matanui bathytaton | Chatham Deep-water Triplefin | 178944 | LC |
| Bellapiscis medius | Twister | 178948 | LC |
| Rakiurapyrgus cresswelli | 189200 | LC | |
| Gilloblennius abditus | Obscure Triplefin | 178961 | LC |
| Notoclinops segmentatus | Blue-eyed Triplefin | 178965 | LC |
| Cephaloscyllium isabellum | Carpet Shark | 41752 | LC |
| Forsterygion maryannae | Oblique-swimming Triplefin | 178969 | LC |
| Notoclinus fenestratus | Topknot | 178970 | LC |
| Ascarina lucida | 135793441 | LC | |
| Melanopsis trifasciata | 189217 | LC | |
| Notoclinops yaldwyni | Yaldwyn's Triplefin | 178988 | LC |
| Forsterygion flavonigrum | Yellow-and-black Triplefin | 178990 | LC |
| Cryptichthys jojettae | Cryptic Triplefin | 178993 | LC |
| Rhododrilus aduncocystis | 103121713 | LC | |
| Notoclinops caerulepunctus | Blue Dot Triplefin | 178995 | LC |
| Ruanoho decemdigitatus | Spectacled Triplefin | 178998 | LC |
| Bathyraja pacifica | Pacific Blonde Skate | 116863801 | LC |
| Ericentrus rubrus | Orange Clinid | 179005 | LC |
| Nothofagus menziesii | Silver Beech | 61918019 | LC |
| Dipturus innominatus | Smooth Skate | 41799 | LC |
| Catapyrgus spelaeus | 189256 | LC | |
| Zearaja nasutus | New Zealand Rough Skate | 41800 | LC |
| Aythya novaeseelandiae | New Zealand Scaup | 22680395 | LC |
| Blennodon dorsale | Giant Triplefin | 179026 | LC |
| Gollum attenuatus | Slender Smoothhound | 41814 | LC |
| Karalepis stewarti | Scaly Headed Triplefin | 179029 | LC |
| Quintinia acutifolia | 135793500 | LC | |
| Microscolex aucklandicus | 103119712 | LC | |
| Hydrolagus bemisi | Pale Ghostshark | 41826 | LC |
| Hydrolagus novaezealandiae | Dark Ghostshark | 41827 | LC |
| Dactylocnemis pacificus | Pacific Gecko | 120157029 | LC |
| Rhipidura fuliginosa | New Zealand Fantail | 22735745 | LC |
| Matanui profundum | Deepwater Triplefin | 179076 | LC |
| Octochaetus thomasi | 103132038 | LC | |
| Thaumeledone marshalli | 162702 | LC | |
| Gilloblennius tripennis | Thripenny | 179088 | LC |
| Carmichaelia uniflora | 22483861 | LC | |
| Forsterygion malcolmi | Mottled Triplefin | 179095 | LC |
| Olearia rani | 135793559 | LC | |
| Forsterygion capito | Spotted Robust Triplefin | 179099 | LC |
| Pisidium novaezelandiae | 198827 | LC | |
| Squalus griffini | Northern Spiny Dogfish | 195487 | LC |
| Notoclinus compressus | Brown Topknot | 179113 | LC |
| Forsterygion nigripenne | Estuarine Triplefin | 179115 | LC |
| Maoridrilus montanus | 103111602 | LC | |
| Phalacrocorax punctatus | Spotted Shag | 22696901 | LC |
| Pisidium hodgkini | 189381 | LC | |
| Procordulia smithii | Ranger Dragonfly | 158661 | LC |
| Myrsine salicina | 135793618 | LC | |
| Typhlonarke aysoni | Blind Electric Ray | 116863205 | LC |
| Oligosoma ornatum | Gray's Ornate Skink | 120189934 | LC |
| Diplotrema parva | 103109615 | LC | |
| Hemerocoetes monopterygius | Opalfish | 154636 | LC |
| Veronica parviflora | 135793677 | LC | |
| Sprattus muelleri | New Zealand Sprat | 98839582 | LC |
| Plectranthias bilaticlavia | 154658 | LC | |
| Genyagnus monopterygius | Spotted Stargazer | 154660 | LC |
| Dracophyllum longifolium | Inaka | 49482797 | LC |
| Amphibola crenata | 189512 | LC | |
| Coriaria arborea | 135793736 | LC | |
| Gobiomorphus alpinus | Tarndale Bully | 9299 | LC |
| Pseudolabrus miles | Scarlet wrasse | 187481 | LC |
| Nothofagus fusca | Red Beech | 96478301 | LC |
| Carmichaelia monroi | Stout Dwarf Broom | 22484063 | LC |
| Uncinia leptostachya | Bastard Grass | 44393570 | LC |
| Pterostylis humilis | 22486134 | LC | |
| Agrostis petriei | 44393591 | LC | |
| Apristurus garricki | Garrick's Catshark | 116857982 | LC |
| Poa acicularifolia | Limestone Cushion Poa | 44393604 | LC |
| Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpinus | 191621 | LC | |
| Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. trichomanoides | 191622 | LC | |
| Bythaelurus dawsoni | New Zealand Catshark | 44170 | LC |
| Graneledone challengeri | 162966 | LC | |
| Nothofagus solandri | Black Beech | 96478358 | LC |
| Notolabrus cinctus | Girdled wrasse | 187566 | LC |
| Dinodriloides beddardi | 103107761 | LC | |
| Leiopelma hochstetteri | Hochstetter's Frog | 11452 | LC |
| Rhododrilus albidus | 103122110 | LC | |
| Rhododrilus robustus | 103126210 | LC | |
| Mohoua albicilla | Whitehead | 22705394 | LC |
| Nototodarus sloanii | 163059 | LC | |
| Parapercis colias | Blue Cod | 154870 | LC |
| Mohoua novaeseelandiae | Brown Creeper | 22705400 | LC |
| Tremoctopus robsoni | 163066 | LC | |
| Pelotretis flavilatus | Southern Lemon Sole | 154883 | LC |
| Notolabrus celidotus | Spotty | 187662 | LC |
| Chimaera carophila | Brown Chimaera | 116878608 | LC |
| Microscolex campbellianus | 103120145 | LC | |
| Phyllocladus toatoa | Celery-top Pine | 42268 | LC |
| Phyllocladus trichomanoides | Celery Pine | 42269 | LC |
| Sphenodon punctatus | Tuatara | 131735762 | LC |
| Rhombosolea plebeia | New Zealand Flounder | 154914 | LC |
| Ruanoho whero | 189752 | LC | |
| Muusoctopus tangaroa | 163135 | LC | |
| Muusoctopus tegginmathae | 163150 | LC | |
| Coelorinchus mycterismus | Upturned Snout Rattail | 154962 | LC |
| Neochaeta forsteri | 103120210 | LC | |
| Metioche maorica | New Zealand Trig | 107435355 | LC |
| Tokea fusca | Dusky Worm | 103191924 | LC |
| Diplotrema haplocystis | 103107997 | LC | |
| Rhododrilus similis | 103126449 | LC | |
| Tokea maorica | Maori Worm | 103191998 | LC |
| Parablennius laticlavius | Crested Blenny | 48342464 | LC |
| Thaumeledone zeiss | 162709 | LC | |
| Dacrycarpus dacrydioides | White Pine | 42443 | LC |
| Dacrydium cupressinum | Red Pine | 42448 | LC |
| Graneledone taniwha | 163281 | LC | |
| Halocarpus bidwillii | Bog Pine | 42478 | LC |
| Halocarpus biformis | Yellow Pine | 42479 | LC |
| Lepidothamnus intermedius | Yellow Silver Pine | 42480 | LC |
| Lepidothamnus laxifolius | 42481 | LC | |
| Manoao colensoi | Silver Pine | 42482 | LC |
| Podocarpus acutifolius | Needle-leaved Totara | 42485 | LC |
| Diporochaeta obtusa | 103187962 | LC | |
| Podocarpus cunninghamii | Hall's Totara | 42498 | LC |
| Maoridrilus michaelseni | 103167497 | LC | |
| Alectryon excelsus | Three Kings Titoki | 62989 | LC |
| Podocarpus nivalis | Alpine Totara | 42522 | LC |
| Muusoctopus clyderoperi | 163364 | LC | |
| Pterygioteuthis microlampas | 163368 | LC | |
| Podocarpus totara | 42537 | LC | |
| Prumnopitys ferruginea | Brown Pine | 42538 | LC |
| Prumnopitys taxifolia | Black Pine | 42541 | LC |
| Diporochaeta punctata | 103188038 | LC | |
| Paratya curvirostris | 198220 | LC | |
| Graliophilus parvus | 103132762 | LC | |
| Petroica macrocephala | New Zealand Tomtit | 103734876 | LC |
| Graliophilus stewartensis | 103132775 | LC | |
| Poodytes punctatus | New Zealand Fernbird | 103798407 | LC |
| Petroica australis | South Island Robin | 103734942 | LC |
| Maoridrilus carnosus | 103110309 | LC | |
| Squalus raoulensis | Kermadec Spiny Dogfish | 161469 | LC |
| Maoridrilus dissimilis | 103110335 | LC | |
| Anisochaeta antarctica | 103186122 | LC | |
| Uropetala carovei | Bush Giant Dragonfly | 163559 | LC |
| Petroica longipes | North Island Robin | 103735022 | LC |
| Leptonotus elevatus | Pipefish | 65369844 | LC |
| Antipodochlora braueri | Dusk Dragonfly | 1781 | LC |
| Chromis dispilus | Demoiselle | 188414 | LC |
| Leptonotus norae | Longsnout pipefish | 65369867 | LC |
| Haematopus unicolor | Variable Oystercatcher | 22693651 | LC |
| Drosera stenopetala | 97468201 | LC | |
| Maoridrilus gravus | 103110450 | LC | |
| Carex maorica | Maori Sedge | 44392269 | LC |
| Maoridrilus transalpinus | 103114637 | LC | |
| Tokea suteri | Suter's Toke | 103192505 | LC |
| Nothofagus truncata | Hard Beech | 96479196 | LC |
| Maoridrilus uliginosus | 103114721 | LC | |
| Rhododrilus minimus | 103124961 | LC | |
| Diporochaeta aquatica | 103186412 | LC | |
| Metanephrops challengeri | New Zealand Scampi | 169972 | LC |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: