# The Vanishing 100

> A living census of the 100 most endangered animals on Earth — how many remain, where they survive, what threatens them, and the people fighting to bring them back. Population figures are approximate estimates compiled from the IUCN Red List and conservation organisations (snapshot 2026-06-12). Each species page includes Schema.org Taxon, Article and FAQPage JSON-LD.

## Key pages

- [The 100 (directory)](https://vanishing100.com/): all species, filterable by class, region and status
- [Why extinction is happening](https://vanishing100.com/causes.html): the human drivers of biodiversity loss — habitat loss, industrialised animal agriculture, soy and beef deforestation — fully referenced
- [About the data](https://vanishing100.com/about.html): methodology, sources and caveats
- [Full machine-readable summary](https://vanishing100.com/llms-full.txt): every species in one file
- [Search index (JSON)](https://vanishing100.com/search-index.json): structured dataset

## Species

- [Northern White Rhinoceros](https://vanishing100.com/species/northern-white-rhino.html): Ceratotherium simum cottoni — 2 — both female; Critically Endangered; Kenya
- [Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle](https://vanishing100.com/species/yangtze-giant-softshell-turtle.html): Rafetus swinhoei — 2–3 known; Critically Endangered; Vietnam, China
- [South China Tiger](https://vanishing100.com/species/south-china-tiger.html): Panthera tigris amoyensis — 0 confirmed wild · ~200 captive; Critically Endangered; China
- [ʻAkikiki](https://vanishing100.com/species/akikiki.html): Oreomystis bairdi — ~5 wild · ~50 in care; Critically Endangered; United States
- [Burmese Roofed Turtle](https://vanishing100.com/species/burmese-roofed-turtle.html): Batagur trivittata — ~6 wild females · ~1,000 captive; Critically Endangered; Myanmar
- [Vaquita](https://vanishing100.com/species/vaquita.html): Phocoena sinus — ~10; Critically Endangered; Mexico
- [Kihansi Spray Toad](https://vanishing100.com/species/kihansi-spray-toad.html): Nectophrynoides asperginis — Extinct in the wild · thousands captive; Extinct in the Wild; Tanzania
- [Wyoming Toad](https://vanishing100.com/species/wyoming-toad.html): Anaxyrus baxteri — Extinct in the wild · reintroductions ongoing; Extinct in the Wild; United States
- [Panamanian Golden Frog](https://vanishing100.com/species/panamanian-golden-frog.html): Atelopus zeteki — Possibly 0 wild · ~1,500 captive; Critically Endangered; Panama
- [Spix's Macaw](https://vanishing100.com/species/spixs-macaw.html): Cyanopsitta spixii — ~20 wild (reintroduced) · ~180 captive; Critically Endangered; Brazil
- [Red Wolf](https://vanishing100.com/species/red-wolf.html): Canis rufus — ~20 wild · ~270 captive; Critically Endangered; United States
- [Asiatic Cheetah](https://vanishing100.com/species/asiatic-cheetah.html): Acinonyx jubatus venaticus — ~20–30; Critically Endangered; Iran
- [Lord Howe Island Stick Insect](https://vanishing100.com/species/lord-howe-island-stick-insect.html): Dryococelus australis — ~25–35 wild · thousands captive; Critically Endangered; Australia
- [Mountain Chicken Frog](https://vanishing100.com/species/mountain-chicken-frog.html): Leptodactylus fallax — ~30 wild; Critically Endangered; Dominica, Montserrat
- [Sumatran Rhinoceros](https://vanishing100.com/species/sumatran-rhino.html): Dicerorhinus sumatrensis — ~34–47; Critically Endangered; Indonesia
- [Hainan Gibbon](https://vanishing100.com/species/hainan-gibbon.html): Nomascus hainanus — ~42; Critically Endangered; China
- [Southern Corroboree Frog](https://vanishing100.com/species/southern-corroboree-frog.html): Pseudophryne corroboree — <50 wild · thousands captive; Critically Endangered; Australia
- [Rice's Whale](https://vanishing100.com/species/rices-whale.html): Balaenoptera ricei — ~50; Critically Endangered; United States
- [Māui Dolphin](https://vanishing100.com/species/maui-dolphin.html): Cephalorhynchus hectori maui — ~54; Critically Endangered; New Zealand
- [Javan Rhinoceros](https://vanishing100.com/species/javan-rhino.html): Rhinoceros sondaicus — ~76; Critically Endangered; Indonesia
- [Cat Ba Langur](https://vanishing100.com/species/cat-ba-langur.html): Trachypithecus poliocephalus — ~85; Critically Endangered; Vietnam
- [Madagascar Pochard](https://vanishing100.com/species/madagascar-pochard.html): Aythya innotata — ~90–100; Critically Endangered; Madagascar
- [Addax](https://vanishing100.com/species/addax.html): Addax nasomaculatus — <100 wild; Critically Endangered; Niger, Chad
- [Saola](https://vanishing100.com/species/saola.html): Pseudoryx nghetinhensis — Unknown — feared under 100; Critically Endangered; Vietnam, Laos
- [Orange-bellied Parrot](https://vanishing100.com/species/orange-bellied-parrot.html): Neophema chrysogaster — ~100 wild (post-breeding); Critically Endangered; Australia
- [Red Handfish](https://vanishing100.com/species/red-handfish.html): Thymichthys politus — ~100; Critically Endangered; Australia
- [Philippine Crocodile](https://vanishing100.com/species/philippine-crocodile.html): Crocodylus mindorensis — ~100–150 mature; Critically Endangered; Philippines
- [Amur Leopard](https://vanishing100.com/species/amur-leopard.html): Panthera pardus orientalis — ~100–120 wild; Critically Endangered; Russia, China
- [Cao-vit Gibbon](https://vanishing100.com/species/cao-vit-gibbon.html): Nomascus nasutus — ~135; Critically Endangered; Vietnam, China
- [Great Indian Bustard](https://vanishing100.com/species/great-indian-bustard.html): Ardeotis nigriceps — ~150; Critically Endangered; India, Pakistan
- [Malayan Tiger](https://vanishing100.com/species/malayan-tiger.html): Panthera tigris jacksoni — ~150; Critically Endangered; Malaysia
- [La Gomera Giant Lizard](https://vanishing100.com/species/la-gomera-giant-lizard.html): Gallotia bravoana — ~160 wild; Critically Endangered; Spain
- [Kakī / Black Stilt](https://vanishing100.com/species/kaki-black-stilt.html): Himantopus novaezelandiae — ~170 adults; Critically Endangered; New Zealand
- [Devils Hole Pupfish](https://vanishing100.com/species/devils-hole-pupfish.html): Cyprinodon diabolis — ~190 (2024 count); Critically Endangered; United States
- [Dama Gazelle](https://vanishing100.com/species/dama-gazelle.html): Nanger dama — ~100–200 wild; Critically Endangered; Chad, Niger, Mali
- [Ploughshare Tortoise](https://vanishing100.com/species/ploughshare-tortoise.html): Astrochelys yniphora — <200 wild; Critically Endangered; Madagascar
- [Giant Ibis](https://vanishing100.com/species/giant-ibis.html): Thaumatibis gigantea — ~200; Critically Endangered; Cambodia, Laos
- [Kākāpō](https://vanishing100.com/species/kakapo.html): Strigops habroptilus — ~244; Critically Endangered; New Zealand
- [Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey](https://vanishing100.com/species/tonkin-snub-nosed-monkey.html): Rhinopithecus avunculus — ~250; Critically Endangered; Vietnam
- [Silky Sifaka](https://vanishing100.com/species/silky-sifaka.html): Propithecus candidus — ~250 (est. 100–1,000); Critically Endangered; Madagascar
- [Northern River Terrapin](https://vanishing100.com/species/northern-river-terrapin.html): Batagur baska — A few hundred, mostly head-started; Critically Endangered; Bangladesh, India
- [Chinese Alligator](https://vanishing100.com/species/chinese-alligator.html): Alligator sinensis — ~300 wild · >20,000 captive; Critically Endangered; China
- [Vancouver Island Marmot](https://vanishing100.com/species/vancouver-island-marmot.html): Marmota vancouverensis — ~300 wild; Critically Endangered; Canada
- [Regent Honeyeater](https://vanishing100.com/species/regent-honeyeater.html): Anthochaera phrygia — ~250–350 wild; Critically Endangered; Australia
- [Cross River Gorilla](https://vanishing100.com/species/cross-river-gorilla.html): Gorilla gorilla diehli — ~200–300; Critically Endangered; Nigeria, Cameroon
- [North Atlantic Right Whale](https://vanishing100.com/species/north-atlantic-right-whale.html): Eubalaena glacialis — ~360 (~70 breeding females); Critically Endangered; United States, Canada
- [Black-footed Ferret](https://vanishing100.com/species/black-footed-ferret.html): Mustela nigripes — ~370 wild; Endangered; United States
- [Hirola](https://vanishing100.com/species/hirola.html): Beatragus hunteri — ~300–500; Critically Endangered; Kenya, Somalia
- [Blue-throated Macaw](https://vanishing100.com/species/blue-throated-macaw.html): Ara glaucogularis — ~350–450; Critically Endangered; Bolivia
- [Spoon-billed Sandpiper](https://vanishing100.com/species/spoon-billed-sandpiper.html): Calidris pygmaea — ~490 mature; Critically Endangered; Russia, China, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- [Ethiopian Wolf](https://vanishing100.com/species/ethiopian-wolf.html): Canis simensis — ~500; Endangered; Ethiopia
- [Riverine Rabbit](https://vanishing100.com/species/riverine-rabbit.html): Bunolagus monticularis — ~500; Critically Endangered; South Africa
- [Bali Myna](https://vanishing100.com/species/bali-myna.html): Leucopsar rothschildi — ~400–500 wild; Critically Endangered; Indonesia
- [Whooping Crane](https://vanishing100.com/species/whooping-crane.html): Grus americana — ~540 wild; Endangered; United States, Canada
- [California Condor](https://vanishing100.com/species/california-condor.html): Gymnogyps californianus — ~560 (~350 wild); Critically Endangered; United States, Mexico
- [Sumatran Tiger](https://vanishing100.com/species/sumatran-tiger.html): Panthera tigris sumatrae — ~400–600; Critically Endangered; Indonesia
- [Jamaican Iguana](https://vanishing100.com/species/jamaican-iguana.html): Cyclura collei — ~500–600; Critically Endangered; Jamaica
- [Tamaraw](https://vanishing100.com/species/tamaraw.html): Bubalus mindorensis — ~600; Critically Endangered; Philippines
- [Gharial](https://vanishing100.com/species/gharial.html): Gavialis gangeticus — ~650 adults; Critically Endangered; India, Nepal
- [Bengal Florican](https://vanishing100.com/species/bengal-florican.html): Houbaropsis bengalensis — ~600–800; Critically Endangered; Cambodia, India, Nepal
- [Philippine Eagle](https://vanishing100.com/species/philippine-eagle.html): Pithecophaga jefferyi — ~600–800 (~400 pairs); Critically Endangered; Philippines
- [Forest Owlet](https://vanishing100.com/species/forest-owlet.html): Athene blewitti — ~250–1,000; Endangered; India
- [Hooded Grebe](https://vanishing100.com/species/hooded-grebe.html): Podiceps gallardoi — ~750–800; Critically Endangered; Argentina, Chile
- [Tapanuli Orangutan](https://vanishing100.com/species/tapanuli-orangutan.html): Pongo tapanuliensis — ~800; Critically Endangered; Indonesia
- [Siamese Crocodile](https://vanishing100.com/species/siamese-crocodile.html): Crocodylus siamensis — ~500–1,000 wild; Critically Endangered; Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
- [Plains-wanderer](https://vanishing100.com/species/plains-wanderer.html): Pedionomus torquatus — ~250–1,000; Critically Endangered; Australia
- [Pygmy Three-toed Sloth](https://vanishing100.com/species/pygmy-three-toed-sloth.html): Bradypus pygmaeus — ~500–1,500; Critically Endangered; Panama
- [Greater Bamboo Lemur](https://vanishing100.com/species/greater-bamboo-lemur.html): Prolemur simus — ~1,000+; Critically Endangered; Madagascar
- [Mountain Gorilla](https://vanishing100.com/species/mountain-gorilla.html): Gorilla beringei beringei — ~1,063; Endangered; Rwanda, Uganda, DR Congo
- [Orinoco Crocodile](https://vanishing100.com/species/orinoco-crocodile.html): Crocodylus intermedius — ~250–1,500 wild; Critically Endangered; Colombia, Venezuela
- [Chinese Crocodile Lizard](https://vanishing100.com/species/chinese-crocodile-lizard.html): Shinisaurus crocodilurus — ~1,200 wild; Endangered; China, Vietnam
- [Yangtze Finless Porpoise](https://vanishing100.com/species/yangtze-finless-porpoise.html): Neophocaena asiaeorientalis — ~1,250; Critically Endangered; China
- [Axolotl](https://vanishing100.com/species/axolotl.html): Ambystoma mexicanum — ~50–1,000 wild; Critically Endangered; Mexico
- [Cuban Crocodile](https://vanishing100.com/species/cuban-crocodile.html): Crocodylus rhombifer — ~2,400; Critically Endangered; Cuba
- [Sumatran Elephant](https://vanishing100.com/species/sumatran-elephant.html): Elephas maximus sumatranus — ~2,400–2,800; Critically Endangered; Indonesia
- [Tristan Albatross](https://vanishing100.com/species/tristan-albatross.html): Diomedea dabbenena — ~5,000 (~1,700 pairs); Critically Endangered; United Kingdom (Tristan da Cunha)
- [White-rumped Vulture](https://vanishing100.com/species/white-rumped-vulture.html): Gyps bengalensis — ~6,000; Critically Endangered; India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia
- [Black Rhinoceros](https://vanishing100.com/species/black-rhino.html): Diceros bicornis — ~6,400; Critically Endangered; Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania
- [Grauer's Gorilla](https://vanishing100.com/species/grauers-gorilla.html): Gorilla beringei graueri — ~6,800; Critically Endangered; DR Congo
- [Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle](https://vanishing100.com/species/kemps-ridley-turtle.html): Lepidochelys kempii — ~7,000–9,000 nesting females; Critically Endangered; Mexico, United States
- [Hawksbill Sea Turtle](https://vanishing100.com/species/hawksbill-turtle.html): Eretmochelys imbricata — ~8,000+ nesting females; Critically Endangered; Global tropics — 70+ countries
- [Sumatran Orangutan](https://vanishing100.com/species/sumatran-orangutan.html): Pongo abelii — ~13,800; Critically Endangered; Indonesia
- [African Penguin](https://vanishing100.com/species/african-penguin.html): Spheniscus demersus — ~19,800 mature (~9,900 pairs); Critically Endangered; South Africa, Namibia
- [Bornean Orangutan](https://vanishing100.com/species/bornean-orangutan.html): Pongo pygmaeus — ~104,000; Critically Endangered; Indonesia, Malaysia
- [Chinese Sturgeon](https://vanishing100.com/species/chinese-sturgeon.html): Acipenser sinensis — Unknown — no natural spawning since 2017; Critically Endangered; China
- [Beluga Sturgeon](https://vanishing100.com/species/beluga-sturgeon.html): Huso huso — Unknown — wild stocks down >90%; Critically Endangered; Caspian states, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine
- [Mekong Giant Catfish](https://vanishing100.com/species/mekong-giant-catfish.html): Pangasianodon gigas — Unknown — down ~90% since 1990s; Critically Endangered; Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam
- [European Eel](https://vanishing100.com/species/european-eel.html): Anguilla anguilla — Unknown — glass eel arrivals down ~95%; Critically Endangered; Across Europe, North Africa
- [Smalltooth Sawfish](https://vanishing100.com/species/smalltooth-sawfish.html): Pristis pectinata — Unknown — declined >95%; Critically Endangered; United States, Bahamas
- [Angelshark](https://vanishing100.com/species/angelshark.html): Squatina squatina — Unknown — vanished from most of its range; Critically Endangered; Spain (Canary Islands), United Kingdom, Ireland
- [Chinese Giant Salamander](https://vanishing100.com/species/chinese-giant-salamander.html): Andrias davidianus — Unknown — wild populations crashed >80%; Critically Endangered; China
- [Titicaca Water Frog](https://vanishing100.com/species/titicaca-water-frog.html): Telmatobius culeus — Unknown — mass die-offs recorded; Endangered; Peru, Bolivia
- [Archey's Frog](https://vanishing100.com/species/archeys-frog.html): Leiopelma archeyi — Unknown — two small populations; Critically Endangered; New Zealand
- [Radiated Tortoise](https://vanishing100.com/species/radiated-tortoise.html): Astrochelys radiata — Millions historically — collapsing fast; Critically Endangered; Madagascar
- [Sunda Pangolin](https://vanishing100.com/species/sunda-pangolin.html): Manis javanica — Unknown — declined >80% in 21 years; Critically Endangered; Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos
- [Chinese Pangolin](https://vanishing100.com/species/chinese-pangolin.html): Manis pentadactyla — Unknown — functionally extinct in much of China; Critically Endangered; China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Nepal, India, Myanmar
- [Philippine Pangolin](https://vanishing100.com/species/philippine-pangolin.html): Manis culionensis — Unknown — Palawan only; Critically Endangered; Philippines
- [Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur](https://vanishing100.com/species/black-and-white-ruffed-lemur.html): Varecia variegata — Unknown — declined >80%; Critically Endangered; Madagascar
- [Rusty Patched Bumble Bee](https://vanishing100.com/species/rusty-patched-bumble-bee.html): Bombus affinis — Unknown — gone from 87% of range; Critically Endangered; United States, Canada
- [Staghorn Coral](https://vanishing100.com/species/staghorn-coral.html): Acropora cervicornis — Unknown — declined >80% since 1980s; Critically Endangered; Caribbean — 30+ countries and territories