Biodiversity - List Species on a Lineage

Authority Name IUCN Red Data List 1994
Authority Name (Expanded) 1994 International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List
Authority URL http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/animals/categories.html (1994)
Date Signed
Date Ratified
Current Yes
Category Convention Measures
Purpose/Comments The 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on taxa. This system is designed to determine the relative risk of extinction, and the main purpose of the IUCN Red List is to catalogue and highlight those taxa that are facing a higher risk of global extinction (i.e. those listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable).

List of 32 species sorted by kingdom to species. (View same list sorted by Family)

See full details on a species by clicking on the Taxon Id.

Animalia

Chordata

Aves

Procellariiformes

Diomedeidae

      Diomedea amsterdamensis Amsterdam Albatross Roux et al. 1983   Not set
      Diomedea antipodensis Antipodean Albatross Robertson & Warham, 1992   Not set
      Diomedea dabbenena Tristan Albatross Matthews, 1929   Not set
      Diomedea epomophora Southern Royal Albatross Lesson,1825   Vulnerable
      Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Linnaeus,1758   Vulnerable
      Diomedea gibsoni Gibson's Albatross Robertson & Warham, 1992   Not set
      Diomedea sanfordi Northern Royal Albatross Murphy, 1917   Endangered
      Phoebetria fusca Sooty Albatross Hilsenberg,1822   Not set
      Phoebetria palpebrata Light-mantled Sooty Albatross Forster,1785   Not set
      Thalassarche bulleri Buller's Albatross Rothschild, 1893   Not set
      Thalassarche carteri Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (Mathews, 1912)   Vulnerable
      Thalassarche cauta Shy Albatross (Gould, 1841)   Vulnerable
      Thalassarche chlororhynchos Yellow-nosed Albatross, Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Gmelin, 1789   Not set
      Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-headed Albatross Forster,1785   Not set
      Thalassarche eremita Chatham Albatross (Murphy, 1930)   Critical
      Thalassarche impavida Campbell Albatross (Mathews, 1912)   Vulnerable
      Thalassarche melanophrys Black-browed Albatross Temminck, 1828   Not set
      Thalassarche nov. sp. Pacific Albatross   Vulnerable
      Thalassarche salvini Salvin's Albatross (Rothschild, 1893)   Vulnerable
      Thalassarche steadi White-capped Albatross (Falla, 1933)   Vulnerable

Procellariidae

      Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant Petrel Gmelin,1789   Not set
      Macronectes halli Northern Giant Petrel Mathews,1912   Not set

Mammalia

Carnivora

Otariidae

      Arctocephalus tropicalis Subantarctic Fur Seal (Gray,1872)   Not set

Cetacea

Balaenidae

      Eubalaena australis Southern Right Whale (Desmoulins,1822)   Lower Risk

Balaenopteridae

      Balaenoptera acutorostrata Minke Whale Laciphde,1804   Lower Risk
      Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale Lesson,1828   Data Deficient
      Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale (Linnaeus,1758)   Endangered
      Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda Pygmy Blue Whale (Linnaeus, 1758)   Data Deficient
      Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale Linnaeus,1758   Not set
      Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale (Borowski,1781)   Vulnerable

Physeteridae

      Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale Linnaeus,1758   Vulnerable

Pinnepedia

Phocidae

      Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seal (Linnaeus,1758)   Vulnerable