List of endangered animals in India

India's Red List of 2018 was released at the Rio+20 Earth Summit.[1][2] Since then, new animals have been added yearly. While previously this list contained 132 species of plants and animals in 2018, as of the 2023-1 update from the IUCN Red List, over 950 species of animals (and over 600 species of plants) are listed as critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable.[3][4]

Arachnids (2)

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Birds (19)

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Cnidaria (1)

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Fish (44)

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Insects (2)

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Mammals (11)

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Reptiles and amphibians (59)

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Endangered animals

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Listed by the IUCN as of the 2023-1 update.[4]

Arachnids (4)

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Birds (20)

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Cnidaria (4)

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Crustacean (2)

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Echinoderm (4)

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Fish (from 2018 - 135 as of 2023)

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Insects (4)

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Mammals (55)

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Mollusk (3)

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Reptiles and amphibians (from 2018 - 122 as of 2023)

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Vulnerable animals

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Listed by the IUCN As of 2012.[5] As of the 2023-1 update, there are 481 animals listed as vulnerable.[4]

Birds

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Mammals

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Reptiles and amphibians

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "News". Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  2. ^ Matthew Knight (19 June 2012). "Extinction threat 'a call to world leaders' at Rio Earth Summit". CNN. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ Red list has 132 species of plants, animals from India
  4. ^ a b c IUCN. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on 23 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Endangered Mammal List". Wildlife Institute of India (WII). Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2007.