CR · EW
Closest to the edge Curated profiles currently classified as Critically Endangered or Extinct in the Wild, ordered by available population estimates.
Cyanopsitta spixii Spix's macaw
EW· Extinct in the Wild
View profile → Strigops habroptilus Kakapo
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Gymnogyps californianus California condor
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Acipenser sturio European sea sturgeon
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Diceros bicornis Black rhinoceros
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Pongo abelii Sumatran orangutan
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Pithecophaga jefferyi Philippine eagle
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Ambystoma mexicanum Axolotl
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Andrias davidianus Chinese giant salamander
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Gavialis gangeticus Gharial
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill sea turtle
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Anguilla anguilla European eel
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Pristis pristis Largetooth sawfish
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → Spheniscus demersus African penguin
CR· Critically Endangered
View profile → This list represents the curated SpeciesWatch collection, not a global ranking of every threatened species. Population estimates from different taxa are not directly comparable and should be read inside each profile's context.
