LCLeast Concern

Least Concern animals

26 animal species on file are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. A species in this category is not currently at risk of extinction.

Mammals · 5 Birds · 8 Reptiles · 4 Amphibians · 2 Fish · 1 Insects · 2 Crustaceans · 1 Molluscs · 3

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Countries recorded
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	179
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	95
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	91
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	168
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	20
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	229
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	117
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	70
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	181
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	36
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	149
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	97
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	54
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	121
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	46
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	100
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	63
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	14
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	56
American alligator	Alligator mississippiensis	Alligatoridae	Least Concern	13
Common vampire bat	Desmodus rotundus	Phyllostomidae	Least Concern	24
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	19
North Pacific giant octopus	Enteroctopus dofleini	Enteroctopodidae	Least Concern	7
Dyeing dart frog	Dendrobates tinctorius	Dendrobatidae	Least Concern	15
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	16
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	26

Method: the global IUCN Red List category as recorded on Wikidata (CC0). Species with no category on record are not listed here; that does not mean they are safe. Each species page links to the Red List for the full assessment.