List of Endangered species in South Africa



This is a list of Endangered species in South Africa 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
Chersobius signatus Speckled Cape Tortoise 10241 EN
Marcusenius caudisquamatus 107628552 EN
Galaxias sp. nov. 'Heuningnes' 107626507 EN
Sarophorus punctatus 21751854 EN
Colubrina nicholsonii 34932 EN
Manilkara nicholsonii 34933 EN
Dahlgrenodendron natalense 34956 EN
Galaxias sp. nov. 'Klein' 107626648 EN
Bradypodion caffer Pondo Dwarf Chameleon 176290 EN
Petrus rupestris Red Steenbras 170247 EN
Chrysoblephus gibbiceps Red Stumpnose Seabream 170256 EN
Doratogonus furculifer Badplaas Black Millipede 59664 EN
Brinckiella arboricola Tree Winter Katydid 20644123 EN
Austroglanis barnardi Spotted Rock Catfish 2426 EN
Aspalathus glabrescens 47608197 EN
Cola dorrii 126712207 EN
Hyperolius pickersgilli Pickersgill's Reed Frog 10644 EN
Psoralea fascicularis 47608216 EN
Lessertia argentea 47608219 EN
Aspalathus macrantha 47608230 EN
Sclerophrys pantherina Panther Toad 54723 EN
Aspalathus varians 47608247 EN
Aspalathus psoraleoides 47608266 EN
Galaxias sp. nov. 'Verlorenvlei' 107626977 EN
Pseudobarbus phlegethon Fiery Redfin 107649522 EN
Adenogramma rigida Rigid Muggiegrass 103633396 EN
Pseudobarbus capensis Berg-Breede River Whitefish 2560 EN
Bradypodion caeruleogula Dhlinza Dwarf Chameleon 172551 EN
Acmadenia candida 103635467 EN
Pseudobarbus trevelyani Border Barb 2573 EN
Marcusenius sp. nov. kosi 107661846 EN
Chersobius boulengeri Red Padloper 170521 EN
Amblysomus marleyi Marley's Golden Mole 62007 EN
Streptocephalus dendyi 20873 EN
Streptocephalus zuluensis 20874 EN
Streptocephalus dendrophorus 20875 EN
Xenopus gilli Gill's Platanna 23124 EN
Endroedyolus paradoxus 137818 EN
Pentameris ecklonii 64305759 EN
Chlorolestes apricans Amatola Malachite 4731 EN
Sandelia bainsii Eastern Cape Rocky 19889 EN
Aloe peglerae 39586 EN
Cineraria longipes 39588 EN
Annesorhiza fibrosa 103633574 EN
Pseudobarbus sp. nov. 'keiskamma' 109421254 EN
Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis Mistbelt Chirping Frog 58062 EN
Chrysospalax trevelyani Giant Golden Mole 4828 EN
Melolobium subspicatum 39629 EN
Natalobatrachus bonebergi Natal Diving Frog 58076 EN
Heteromirafra ruddi Rudd's Lark 22717153 EN
Annesorhiza bracteosa 103633634 EN
Afrixalus knysnae Knysna Banana Frog 56065 EN
Physemacris papillosa Bladder grasshopper 100946722 EN
Pseudobarbus skeltoni Giant Redfin 57498415 EN
Clinus latipennis False Bay Klipfish 178999 EN
Annesorhiza radiata 103633721 EN
Labeo seeberi Clanwilliam Sandfish 11071 EN
Cacosternum thorini Hogsback Caco 76317542 EN
Conocephalus vaginalis Striped Restio Katydid 62452586 EN
Aloeides nubilus Cloud Copper 890 EN
Clinus spatulatus Bot River Klipfish 4982 EN
Turnix hottentottus Hottentot Buttonquail 22725519 EN
Isoetes capensis 185251 EN
Pseudobarbus afer Eastern Cape Redfin 107654052 EN
Encephalartos arenarius Dune Cycad 41900 EN
Encephalartos eugene-maraisii Waterberg Cycad 41904 EN
Encephalartos horridus Eastern Cape Blue Cycad 41905 EN
Spizocorys fringillaris Botha's Lark 22717368 EN
Psammobates tentorius ssp. trimeni Western Tent Tortoise 121936835 EN
Bradypodion thamnobates Natal Midlands Dwarf Chameleon 3017 EN
Galaxias sp. nov. 'Breede' 107625428 EN
Syncordulia serendipator Rustic Presba 56142808 EN
Pseudalthenia aschersoniana 185305 EN
Prostalia granulata Bladder grasshopper 100946928 EN
Eulophia coddii 39938 EN
Habenaria mossii 39939 EN
Colophon thunbergi 5156 EN
Colophon whitei 5157 EN
Colophon haughtoni 5158 EN
Bitis albanica Albany Adder 22473767 EN
Colophon barnardi 5159 EN
Colophon eastmani 5160 EN
Delosperma gautengense 44083 EN
Leobordea adpressa subsp. leptantha 44088 EN
Orachrysops niobe 15414 EN
Neamblysomus gunningi Gunning's Golden Mole 1087 EN
Neamblysomus julianae Juliana's Golden Mole 1089 EN
Betiscoides parva Small Restio Grasshopper 17476704 EN
Betiscoides meridionalis Slender Restio Grasshopper 17476731 EN
Spesbona angusta Ceres Featherlegs 13257 EN
Chlamydephorus purcelli Purcell’s Hunter Slug 40088 EN
Laevicaulis haroldi Caterpillar Slug 40089 EN
Doratogonus infragilis Strong Black Millipede 59668 EN
Doratogonus minor Minor Black Millipede 59670 EN
Chelonodon pleurospilus Blaasop Beauty 193734 EN
Doratogonus rubipodus Ruby-legged Black Millipede 59673 EN
Doratogonus septentrionalis Northern Black Millipede 59674 EN
Doratogonus zuluensis Zululand Black Millipede 59675 EN
Romulea aquatica 185584 EN
Aspalathus candicans 103636346 EN
Oxychaeta dicksoni Dickson's Copper 15767 EN
Leptopelis xenodactylus Weza Forest Tree Frog 11700 EN
Peringueyella rentzi Rentz's Ambush Katydid 20659641 EN
Thoracistus jambila Jambila Seedpod Shieldback 20659732 EN
Thoracistus semeniphagus Seedpod Shieldback 20659738 EN
Thoracistus thyraeus Inflated Seedpod Shieldback 20659741 EN
Heleophryne hewitti Hewitt’s African Ghost Frog 9772 EN
Albuca albucoides 103636581 EN
Cryptochloris zyli Van Zyl's Golden Mole 5749 EN
Aroegas fuscus Brown False Shieldback 20639359 EN
Albizia suluensis Zulu Albizia 30340 EN
Trimenia wallengrenii Wallengren's Copper 22149 EN
Leucadendron discolor 30351 EN
Gulella aprosdoketa 44705 EN
Gulella claustralis 44706 EN
Betiscoides sjostedti Robust Restio Grasshopper 17477286 EN
Acrodon purpureostylus 103632552 EN
Trachycystis haygarthi 44711 EN
Poecilmitis rileyi 17844 EN
Serranochromis meridianus Lowveld Largemouth 20160 EN
Strumaria chaplinii 63729364 EN
Agriocnemis ruberrima ssp. ruberrima White-faced Wisp 63207 EN
Dioscorea brownii 63729383 EN
Proischnura polychromatica Mauve Bluet 63219 EN
Poecilmitis swanepoeli 17858 EN
Paramelita barnardi 16127 EN
Asparagus sekukuniensis 103636792 EN
Pseudobarbus verloreni 107628346 EN
Hippocampus capensis Knysna Seahorse 10056 EN
Metacnemis valida Kubusi Featherlegs 42840 EN
Lithognathus lithognathus Pignose Grunter 12137 EN
Pseudobarbus burgi 107660562 EN
Kneria sp. nov. 'South Africa' 63389 EN
Tomichia differens 63445 EN
Tomichia ventricosa 63449 EN
Tomichia zwellendamensis 63450 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)