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 family. (View same list sorted by Kingdom)

See full details on a species by clicking on the Scientific Name.

FamilyScientific NameAuthorityCommon Name Status
Balaenidae Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins,1822) Southern Right Whale Lower Risk
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera acutorostrata Laciphde,1804 Minke Whale Lower Risk
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera borealis Lesson,1828 Sei Whale Data Deficient
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758) Blue Whale Endangered
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda (Linnaeus, 1758) Pygmy Blue Whale Data Deficient
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 Fin Whale Not set
Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski,1781) Humpback Whale Vulnerable
Diomedeidae Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux et al. 1983 Amsterdam Albatross Not set
Diomedeidae Diomedea antipodensis Robertson & Warham, 1992 Antipodean Albatross Not set
Diomedeidae Diomedea dabbenena Matthews, 1929 Tristan Albatross Not set
Diomedeidae Diomedea epomophora Lesson,1825 Southern Royal Albatross Vulnerable
Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans Linnaeus,1758 Wandering Albatross Vulnerable
Diomedeidae Diomedea gibsoni Robertson & Warham, 1992 Gibson's Albatross Not set
Diomedeidae Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917 Northern Royal Albatross Endangered
Diomedeidae Phoebetria fusca Hilsenberg,1822 Sooty Albatross Not set
Diomedeidae Phoebetria palpebrata Forster,1785 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross Not set
Diomedeidae Thalassarche bulleri Rothschild, 1893 Buller's Albatross Not set
Diomedeidae Thalassarche carteri (Mathews, 1912) Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Vulnerable
Diomedeidae Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841) Shy Albatross Vulnerable
Diomedeidae Thalassarche chlororhynchos Gmelin, 1789 Yellow-nosed Albatross, Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Not set
Diomedeidae Thalassarche chrysostoma Forster,1785 Grey-headed Albatross Not set
Diomedeidae Thalassarche eremita (Murphy, 1930) Chatham Albatross Critical
Diomedeidae Thalassarche impavida (Mathews, 1912) Campbell Albatross Vulnerable
Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophrys Temminck, 1828 Black-browed Albatross Not set
Diomedeidae Thalassarche nov. sp. Pacific Albatross Vulnerable
Diomedeidae Thalassarche salvini (Rothschild, 1893) Salvin's Albatross Vulnerable
Diomedeidae Thalassarche steadi (Falla, 1933) White-capped Albatross Vulnerable
Otariidae Arctocephalus tropicalis (Gray,1872) Subantarctic Fur Seal Not set
Phocidae Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus,1758) Southern Elephant Seal Vulnerable
Physeteridae Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus,1758 Sperm Whale Vulnerable
Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus Gmelin,1789 Southern Giant Petrel Not set
Procellariidae Macronectes halli Mathews,1912 Northern Giant Petrel Not set