Endangered Animals

Animal Range Biomes/Habitats Diet Description Class and Family Reason for endangered status
             

Siberian Tiger

      Cat; retracting paws, long tail, black stripes, white coat Mammalia

Felidea

 

 

Wallaby, Yellow-Footed Rock

Australia       Mammalia

Marsupial

 

Snow Leopard

Russia, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India Alpine; High Mountain   Cat; retracting paws, long tail, black spots, white coat Mammalia

Carnivoria

Felidea

 

 

Caribou, Woodland

Canada Taiga, Deciduous Forest     Mammalia

Hoofed mammals

 

Wolf, Grey

        Mammalia

Carnivoria

Canidea

 

Bear, Grizzly

  Taiga        

Rock Iguana, Grand Cayman Blue

Grand Cayman Island, West Indies Forest

Dry evergreen forest, scrub forest

herbivores: leaves, flowers, fruit up to 5 feet long, can live 50 years, turns blue during mating season or when excited Reptilia

Lizards

 

fewer than 5-30 left in the wild

cars, dogs, cats, habitat loss

restoration program has had some success

Wombat, Northern Hairy-nosed

           

Photo credits: Microsoft  Clip Art

             
California Condor            

Addax

           
Yangtze River Dolphin            
Assam Rabbit            
 

Miami Blue Butterfly

           
Rhinoceros            
Golden Lion Tamarin            
Eastern Barred Bandicoot            
Giant Stick Insect            

 

Animal Range Biomes/Habitats Diet Description Class and Family Reason for endangered status
             
Dwarf Water Buffalo         Mammal  
Bactrian Camel         Mammal  
Waterfall Frog

Torrent Frog

        Amphibian  
Coelacanth         Fish  
Iriomote Cat         Mammal  
Abingdon Island Tortoise

 

        Reptile  
Northern Right Whale

 

North Atlantic and North Pacific   zooplankton;

shellfish, krill

  Mammal Critically endangered

fewer than 300 left

hunted to near extinction; these whales  like to feed and breed in coastal areas, near the surface of the ocean. They are often caught in ship propellers.

Alpine Ibex

        Mammal  
Gharial, Indian Crocodile         Reptile  
 

Whooping Crane

        Bird  
Chinese Alligator China; Yangtze River basin Subtropical

Freshwater Aquatic: Swamps, rivers, lakes and ponds

invertebrates, fish, and shelled animals Small alligator, about 5 feet, yellowish color, blunt teeth Reptile Critically endangered

Habitat loss from farming

Spotted owl

Enchanted Learning_Print-out

Candad, Mexico, Western United States Temperate forests; old-growth forests     Bird  
             
             

 

                   

Grevy's Zebra

Enchanted Learning -Zebra Print-out

              Mammal  
 

Wild Yak

Enchanted Learning - Yak Print-out

  tundra           Mammal  
 

Ethiopian Wolf

 

Ethiopia, Africa Mountain grasslands           Mammal  
 

Bald-headed Uakari

Columbia, Brazil, Peru

South America

Tropical Rainforest

Arboreal

        New World monkey, bald red face, short tail Mammal Vulnerable:

Habitat loss from logging, hunting, pet trade

Andean Flamingo

Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile

Andes Mountains

South America

Mountain

high plateau, cold desert,

brackish water lakes

        long yellow legs, pale pinkish feathers, curved bill is yellow and black Bird Vulnerable

Human habitat invasion

mining, egg harvesting, tourism

Blue duck

Photo Credit:: New Zealand Biodiversity Website. For educational purposes only.

New Zealand Temperate forests

wetlands, rivers, streams

            Endangered

Habitat loss, new predator

Crested Ibis

China, Japan, Korea Temperate forests,

lakes, streams,

        Crest on head and neck

white feathers, red face, black curved beak, red legs

Bird Only forty birds in the wild.

pollution, habitat loss

Exists now only in one province in China

Resources:

McLomans, David. Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet. New York: Walker, 2006.

Jenkins, Steve. Almost Gone: The World's Rarest Animals. New York: Harper Collins, 2006.

Animal Diversity Web (online). University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Accessed 3/10/07 at http://animaldiversity.org. 2006.

Photo credits:

Except where otherwise noted, all photos and illustrations are from Microsoft Clip Art, 2006.

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