List of endangered species in Pakistan

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Following is the list of endangered species in Pakistan.^[1]

Mammals

Common name	Scientific name	Image	Description	Notes
Mountain weasel	Mustela altaica
Mountain sheep	Ovis ammon
Asian black bear	Ursus thibetanus
Balochistan forest dormouse	Dryomys niethammeri		The species is only found in Juniper forests near Ziarat in Baluchistan. The major threats to this animal are deforestation and degradation of its habitat.	[2]
Black finless porpoise	Neophocaena phocaenoides		The finless porpoise is often caught in fishing nets across the coasts of Pakistan. Other threats to the species include habitat loss, boat traffic, and pollution.	[3]
Burrowing vole	Hyperacrius fertilis		The species is endemic to Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions. Depletion of habitat due to livestock grazing and human activities are the major threats to this species.	[4]
Kashmir vole	Alticola montosa		The Kashmir vole is found in a few places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir. Habitat loss due to human activities is the main threat to this species.	[5]
European otter	Lutra lutra		The species is found in the Himalayan river systems of Pakistan where it is listed as an endangered species.	[6]
Marbled polecat	Vormela peregusna		The species is mostly found in desert areas and is facing major threat in the form of habitat destruction.	[7]
Fishing cat	Prionailurus viverrinus
Goitered gazelle	Gazella subgutturosa
Himalayan goral	Naemorhedus goral
Himalayan Musk Deer	Moschus leucogaster
Indian pangolin	Manis crassicaudata
Chinese white dolphin	Sousa chinensis
Indus river dolphin	Platanista minor
Kashmir Muskdeer	Moschus cupreus
Hairy-footed gerbil	Gerbillus gleadowi
Markhor	Capra falconeri
Pallas's cat	Otocolobus manul
Red deer	Cervus elaphus
Sand cat	Felis margarita		The subspecies Felis margarita scheffeli is endemic to Pakistan.
Smooth-coated otter	Lutrogale perspicillata
Wild goat	Capra aegagrus		The supspecies Capra aegagrus blythi and Capra aegagrus chialtanensis are endemic to Pakistan.

Reptiles

• Testudo horsfieldii

Birds

• Aythya baeri
• Sterna acuticauda
• Threskiornis melanocephalus
• Limosa limosa
• Chaetornis striata
• Catreus wallichii
• Aegypius monachus
• Pelecanus crispus
• Neophron percnopterus
• Numenius arquata
• Falco peregrinus peregrinus
• Coracias garrulus
• Aythya nyroca
• Ardeotis nigriceps
• Clanga clanga
• Chlamydotis undulata
• Rynchops albicollis
• Clanga hastata
• Gyps indicus
• Ficedula subrubra
• Falco jugger
• Phoeniconaias minor
• Falco naumanni
• Anser erythropus
• Tetrax tetrax
• Locustella major
• Marmaronetta angustirostris
• Anhinga melanogaster
• Mycteria leucocephala
• Columba eversmanni
• Haliaeetus leucoryphus
• Circus macrourus
• Prinia burnesii
• Falco cherrug
• Grus antigone
• Grus leucogeranus
• Vanellus gregarius
• Phylloscopus tytleri
• Tragopan melanocephalus
• Oxyura leucocephala
• Gyps bengalensis
• Indicator xanthonotus

Fishes

• Aetomylaeus nichofii
• Thunnus obesus

Marine animals

Corals

• Acropora: Acropora formosa, Acropora pharaonis, Acropora hyacinthus, Acropora horrida, Acropora granulosa
• Birdsnest Coral: Seriatopora caliendrum
• Blue Coral: Heliopora coerulea
• Closed Brain Coral: Leptoria phrygia
• Crisp Pillow Coral: Anomastraea irregularis
• Erythrastrea flabellata
• Pseudosiderastrea tayami
• Fungia curvata
• Goniastrea peresi, Goniopora stokesi, Goniopora lobata, Goniopora columna
• Hydnophora microconos, Hydnophora exesa
• Montastrea annuligera
• Montipora venosa, Montipora stilosa, Montipora foliosa
• Favites flexuosa, Favites flexuosa, Favites chinensis, Favites micropentagona, Favites halicora
• Galaxea astreata
• Tubipora musica
• Parasimplastrea sheppardi
• Pavona venosa, Pavona diffluens, Pavona decussata, Pavona cactus
• Physogyra lichtensteini
• Platygyra: Platygyra lamellina
• Porites: Porites harrisoni, Porites echinulata
• Psammocora contigua
• Acanthastrea: Acanthastrea hillae
• Turbinaria: Turbinaria reniformis, Turbinaria peltata

See also

• List of mammals of Pakistan
• List of birds of Pakistan

References

Threatened species by region
By region	Blue-listed Environmental Vulnerability Index Regional Red List
Australasia	Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ROTAP Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 Threatened ecological community Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989
Canada	Species at Risk Act Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
Europe	European Endangered Species Programme Funds for Endangered Parrots
South Africa	Endangered Wildlife Trust
United States	Distinct population segment Endangered Species Act Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 Endangered species recovery plan Endangered Wolf Center National Wildlife Refuge NatureServe conservation status The Nature Conservancy
Lists	Asia List of endangered and protected species of China Endangered mammals of India List of endangered animals in India List of endangered species in Pakistan List of threatened species of the Philippines List of endangered species in Vietnam Europe Threatened mammals of Europe Endangered plants of Europe List of United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan species List of extinct and endangered species of Italy List of extinct and endangered species of Lithuania North America List of endangered plants in North America List of endangered species in North America Endangered mammals and birds of the United States List of threatened mammals of the United States List of threatened birds of the United States List of threatened reptiles and amphibians of the United States Elsewhere Threatened fauna of Australia List of threatened flora of Australia Official list of endangered flora of Brazil List of threatened mammals of Brazil List of threatened birds of Brazil

Threatened species
Template: Threatened species by region
IUCN Red List	Categories1 Extinct Extinct (EX) Extinct in the Wild (EW) Threatened Critically Endangered (CR) Endangered (EN) Vulnerable (VU) Lower risk Near Threatened (NT) Least Concern (LC) Lower Risk (LR) Conservation Dependent (LR/cd) Not fully assessed Data Deficient (DD) Not Evaluated (NE) Species Lists Extinct Extinct in the Wild Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened Least Concern Data Deficient WP categories Extinct Extinct in the Wild Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened Least Concern Data Deficient
By taxa	Endangered arthropods / spiders Threatened Banksia / rays / sharks / sturgeons The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates The world's 100 most threatened species
Conservation	Biodiversity action plan Biodiversity threats Conservation biology CITES ARKive Bird conservation Conservation status Conservation-reliant species Ecoregion conservation status Habitat destruction Latent extinction risk Rare species Vulnerability and susceptibility
1 Pre-2001 categories and subcategories shown in italics.