List of Endangered species in Papua New Guinea



This is a list of Endangered species in Papua New Guinea 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
Thryssa rastrosa Oblique-jaw Thryssa 99086401 EN
Dendrobium pachythrix 119257160 EN
Dactylopsila tatei Tate's Triok 6224 EN
Actenoides bougainvillei Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher 22726874 EN
Pteralopex anceps Bougainville Monkey-faced Bat 18656 EN
Rattus vandeuseni Van Deusen's Rat 20760 EN
Dendrolagus matschiei Matschie's Tree-kangaroo 6433 EN
Horsfieldia ralunensis Nutmeg 37186 EN
Peroryctes broadbenti Giant Bandicoot 16710 EN
Paphiopedilum papuanum Papua Paphiopedilum 43321681 EN
Phalanger lullulae Woodlark Cuscus 16846 EN
Chelodina pritchardi Pritchard's Snake-necked Turtle 4609 EN
Pitta superba Superb Pitta 22698640 EN
Sticta alpinotropica 71670425 EN
Calophyllum morobense 37581 EN
Calophyllum waliense 37584 EN
Echymipera davidi David's Echymipera 7017 EN
Alsophila klossii 122229616 EN
Paphiopedilum glanduliferum Gland-Bearing Paphiopedilum 43320333 EN
Thylogale lanatus Mountain Pademelon 136255 EN
Bulbophyllum tinekeae 119252070 EN
Ornithoptera alexandrae Queen Alexandra's Birdwing 15513 EN
Helicia insularis 38143 EN
Melomys matambuai Manus Melomys 136522 EN
Gymnopholus lichenifer Lichen Weevil 9579 EN
Thylogale calabyi Calaby's Pademelon 21873 EN
Diospyros gillisonii 38345 EN
Diospyros insularis 38346 EN
Santalum macgregorii 38390 EN
Paramelomys gressitti Gressitt’s Paramelomys 136701 EN
Dendrobium kauldorumii 22486552 EN
Dendrolagus notatus 136732 EN
Bulbophyllum bliteum 119250478 EN
Pogonomys fergussoniensis D’entrecasteaux Archipelago Pogonomys 136763 EN
Bulbophyllum cimicinum 119250519 EN
Otidiphaps insularis Black-naped Pheasant-pigeon 22726273 EN
Oryza schlechteri 112678576 EN
Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi 169676 EN
Cetreliopsis papuae 71542492 EN
Ponapea hentyi 38663 EN
Paphiopedilum violascens Shimmering Purple Paphiopedilum 43323222 EN
Solomys salebrosus Bougainville Giant Rat 20335 EN
Neopomacentrus aquadulcis 188319 EN
Paphiopedilum wilhelminae Wilhelminha's Paphiopedium 43323305 EN
Bulbophyllum hiljeae 119250874 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)