Following is the list of endangered species in Pakistan.[1]
Common name | Scientific name | Image | Description | Notes | |
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Mountain weasel | Mustela altaica | ||||
Mountain sheep | Ovis ammon | ||||
Asian black bear | Ursus thibetanus | ||||
Balochistan forest dormouse | Dryomys niethammeri | Endemic. The species is only found in juniper forests near Ziarat in Baluchistan. The major threats to this animal are deforestation and degradation of its habitat. | [2] | ||
Black finless porpoise | Neophocaena phocaenoides | The finless porpoise is often caught in fishing nets across the coasts of Pakistan. Other threats to the species include habitat loss, boat traffic, and pollution. | [3] | ||
Burrowing vole | Hyperacrius fertilis | The species is endemic to Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions. Depletion of habitat due to livestock grazing and human activities are the major threats to this species. | [4] | ||
Kashmir vole | Alticola montosa | The Kashmir vole is found in a few places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir. Habitat loss due to human activities is the main threat to this species. | [5] | ||
European otter | Lutra lutra | The species is found in the Himalayan river systems of Pakistan where it is listed as an endangered species. | [6] | ||
Marbled polecat | Vormela peregusna | The species is mostly found in desert areas and is facing major threat in the form of habitat destruction. | [7] | ||
Fishing cat | Prionailurus viverrinus | ||||
Himalayan goral | Naemorhedus goral | ||||
Himalayan musk deer | Moschus leucogaster | ||||
Indian pangolin | Manis crassicaudata | ||||
Chinese white dolphin | Sousa chinensis | ||||
Indus river dolphin | Platanista minor | Endemic | |||
Kashmir muskdeer | Moschus cupreus | ||||
Hairy-footed gerbil | Gerbillus gleadowi | ||||
Markhor | Capra falconeri | ||||
Pallas's cat | Otocolobus manul | ||||
Red deer | Cervus elaphus | ||||
Sand cat | Felis margarita | Endemic. The subspecies Felis margarita scheffeli is endemic to Pakistan. | |||
Smooth-coated otter | Lutrogale perspicillata | ||||
Wild goat | Capra aegagrus | The subspecies Capra aegagrus blythi and Capra aegagrus chialtanensis are endemic to Pakistan. | |||
Brown bear | Ursus arctos isabellinus | National status: critically endangered | [8] | ||
Honey badger | Melivora capensis | National status: critically endangered | |||
Striped hyena | Hyaena hyaena | National status: critically endangered | |||
Caracal | Caracal caracal | National status: critically endangered | |||
Leopard | Panthera pardus | National status: critically endangered | |||
Snow leopard | Panthera uncia | National status: critically endangered | |||
Indian wild ass | Equus hemionus khur | National status: critically endangered | |||
Goitered gazelle | Gazella subgutturosa | National status: critically endangered | |||
Himalayan marmot | Marmota himalayana | National status: critically endangered |
Acropora formosa, Acropora pharaonis, Acropora hyacinthus, Acropora horrida, Acropora granulosa