Critically endangered species

Conservation status
Risk of extinction
Extinction
Extinct Extinct in the Wild
Threatened
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Threatened
Lower risk
Conservation Dependent Near Threatened Least Concern
See also
World Conservation Union IUCN Red List

A critically endangered species is a species of plant or animal, that has an extremely high chance of dying out in the future

Critically endangered animals

• The Christmas Island Pipistrelle is a very small bat which is listed as being a Critically endangered species. In February 2009 there were only about 20 left living on Christmas Island. Scientists think the bat became extinct at the end of 2009.
• The Corroboree Frog, a very small frog found only in the high mountains of south east Australia.
• The Gharial, a crocodile like animal