List of Near Threatened species in South Africa



This is a list of Near Threatened 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
Pseudobarbus tenuis Slender Redfin 18478 NT
Bradypodion dracomontanum Drakensberg Dwarf Chameleon 176291 NT
Afroedura multiporis Woodbush Flat Gecko 115648679 NT
Chrysoblephus laticeps Roman Seabream 170170 NT
Pachymetopon grande Bronze Seabream 170208 NT
Calobota lotononoides 63729897 NT
Sparodon durbanensis Musselcracker Seabream 170226 NT
Argyrozona argyrozona Carpenter Seabream 170231 NT
Cryptactites peringueyi Péringueyi's Leaf-toed Gecko 41229 NT
Acontias rieppeli Woodbush Legless Skink 41230 NT
Cola natalensis 111397162 NT
Breviceps bagginsi Bilbo's Rain Frog 57713 NT
Cyclopia sessiliflora 47608181 NT
Indigofera tomentosa 47608177 NT
Breviceps sylvestris Northern Forest Rain Frog 57721 NT
Austroglanis gilli Clanwilliam Rock Catfish 2427 NT
Aspalathus pendula Golden Tea 47608206 NT
Macroderes endroedyi 137641 NT
Haploblepharus edwardsii Happy Eddie 39345 NT
Poroderma africanum Pyjama Shark 39348 NT
Pearsonia bracteata 47608246 NT
Aspalathus sanguinea 47608251 NT
Coelidium villosum 47608253 NT
Isoetes stellenbossiensis 185386 NT
Pseudobarbus calidus Clanwilliam Redfin 2562 NT
Pseudobarbus serra Clanwilliam Sawfin 2569 NT
Enteromius motebensis Marico Barb 2581 NT
Buteo trizonatus Forest Buzzard 22735392 NT
Amblysomus corriae Fynbos Golden Mole 62006 NT
Amblysomus septentrionalis Highveld Golden Mole 62009 NT
Rhinolophus smithersi Smithers's Horseshoe Bat 64588371 NT
Arctopus dregei 103633498 NT
Arthroleptella drewesii Drewes’ Moss Frog 58058 NT
Arthroleptella landdrosia Landdros Moss Frog 58060 NT
Arthroleptella lightfooti Lightfoot’s Moss Frog 58061 NT
Cacosternum platys Flat Caco 58072 NT
Rhachitopis sanguinipes Langkloof Agile Grasshopper 116116191 NT
Wiborgiella sessilifolia 63730408 NT
Aspalathus linearifolia 103635726 NT
Bradypodion melanocephalum Durban Dwarf Chameleon 42681112 NT
Poyntonia paludicola Montane Marsh Frog 58153 NT
Psoralea repens 47608198 NT
Platysaurus monotropis Orange-throated Flat Lizard 110164784 NT
Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Queen Malachite 6973 NT
Ecchlorolestes peringueyi Marbled Malachite 6975 NT
Bradypodion ngomeense Ngome Dwarf Chameleon 42683297 NT
Bradypodion nemorale Qudeni Dwarf Chameleon 3009 NT
Encephalartos caffer Eastern Cape Dwarf Cycad 41929 NT
Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi White-haired Cycad 41930 NT
Encephalartos lanatus Olifants River Cycad 41933 NT
Encephalartos lehmannii Karoo Cycad 41934 NT
Encephalartos longifolius Thunberg's Cycad 41935 NT
Encephalartos natalensis Natal Cycad 41937 NT
Trianoptiles capensis 44393434 NT
Breviceps gibbosus Giant Rain Frog 3069 NT
Bradypodion pumilum Cape Dwarf Chameleon 42683517 NT
Macroderes undulatus 138376 NT
Otomys laminatus Laminate Vlei Rat 15655 NT
Campethera notata Knysna Woodpecker 22680910 NT
Widdringtonia schwarzii Willowmore Cedar 34147 NT
Cacosternum capense Cape Dainty Frog 3441 NT
Scelotes kasneri Kasner's Dwarf Burrowing Skink 19954 NT
Dioscorea hemicrypta 100890174 NT
Aloe framesii Bitter Aloe 103634594 NT
Aloe hahnii 103634608 NT
Scelotes montispectus Bloubergstrand Dwarf Burrowing Skink 44979206 NT
Pseudagrion inopinatum Badplaas Sprite 63175 NT
Crithagra leucoptera Protea Canary 22720283 NT
Myosorex sclateri Sclater's Tiny Mouse Shrew 14114 NT
Geissorhiza outeniquensis 63729454 NT
Labeobarbus seeberi Clanwilliam Yellowfish 63290 NT
Ceratogomphus triceraticus Cape Thorntail 42845 NT
Chaetops frenatus Rufous Rock-jumper 22708094 NT
Enteromius sp. nov. 'waterberg' 63387 NT
Anonychonitis freyi 176042 NT
Bradypodion kentanicum Kentani Grass Chameleon 42680235 NT
Tomichia rogersi 63447 NT
Cyperus sensilis 185203 NT
Hemisus guttatus Spotted Burrowing Frog 55280 NT

 

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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)