VUVulnerable

Vulnerable animals

15 animal species on file are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. A species in this category faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Mammals · 7 Birds · 3 Reptiles · 1 Amphibians · 1 Fish · 2 Crustaceans · 1

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Countries recorded
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	63
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	10
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	79
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	12
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	38
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	39
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	34
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	32
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	46
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	42
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	72
Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ursidae	Vulnerable	4
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	33
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	22
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	38

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.