Biodiversity - List Species on a Lineage

Authority Name CITES (1973 ) - Appendix II
Authority Name (Expanded) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Authority URL http://www.cites.org/
Date Signed 3-Mar-1973
Date Ratified 1-Jul-1975
Current Yes
Category Convention Measures
Purpose/Comments Appendix II includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival.

List of 8 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
Anatidae Cygnus melanocorypha (Molina, 1782) Black-necked Swan Not set
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Antarctic Minke Whale, Dark-shoulder Minke Whale Near Threatened
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus,1758) Blue Whale Endangered
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus,1758 Fin Whale Not set
Otariidae Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson,1828) New Zealand Fur Seal Not set
Otariidae Arctocephalus gazella (Peters,1875) Antarctic Fur Seal Not set
Otariidae Arctocephalus tropicalis (Gray,1872) Subantarctic Fur Seal Not set
Phocidae Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus,1758) Southern Elephant Seal Not set