# List of endangered animals in India

India's Red List of 2018 was released at the Rio+20 Earth Summit. 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.

## Critically endangered animals

Listed by the IUCN as of the 2023-1 update.

### Arachnids (2)

* Rameshwaram parachute spider (Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica)
* Peacock tarantula (Poecilotheria metallia)

### Birds (19)

* Great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)
* White-bellied heron (Ardea insignis)
* Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri)
* Spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea)
* Yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
* Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
* White-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
* Indian vulture (Gyps indicus)
* Slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris)
* Masked finfoot (Heliopais personatus)
* Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis)
* Bugun liocichla (Liocichla bugunorum)
* Himalayan quail (Ophrysia superciliosa)
* Jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus)
* Manipur bush-quail (Perdicula manipurensis)
* Narcondam hornbill (Rhyticero)
* Pink-headed duck (Rhodonessa caryophyllacea)
* Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
* Lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus)
* Sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
* White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata)

### Cnidaria (1)

* Millepora boschmai possibly extinct

### Fish (44)

* Stripenose guitarfish (Acroteriobatus variegatus)
* Knifetooth sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata)
* Wayanad mahseer (Barbodes wynaadensis)
* Pondicherry shark (Carcharhinus hemiodon)
* Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
* Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
* Dwarf gulper shark (Centrophorus atromarginatus)
* Indian swellshark (Cephaloscyllium silasi)
* Garra arunachalami
* Sharpnose guitarfish (Glaucostegus granulatus)
* Halavi guitarfish (Glaucostegus halavi)
* Widenose guitarfish (Glaucostegus obtusus)
* Clubnose guitarfish (Glaucostegus thouin)
* Giant guitarfish (Glaucostegus typus)
* Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus)
* Glyptothorax kashmirensis
* Kudremukh glyptothorax (Glyptothorax kudremukhensis)
* Tentacled butterfly ray (Gymnura tentaculata)
* Nilgiri mystus (Hemibagrus punctatus) possibly extinct
* Horalabiosa arunachalami
* Haragi (Hypselobarbus pulchellus)
* Red Canarese barb (Hypselobarbus thomassi)
* Pakistan whipray (Maculabatis arabica)
* Shorttail whipray (Maculabatis bineeshi)
* Mesonoemacheilus herrei
* Bovany barb (Neolissochilus bovanicus)
* Deolali minnow (Parapsilorhynchus prateri) possibly extinct
* Pookode Lake barb (Pethia pookodensis)
* Pinniwallago kanpurensis possibly extinct
* Dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata)
* Common sawfish (Pristis pristis)
* Largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon)
* Longcomb sawfish (Pristis zijsron)
* Psilorhynchus tenura
* Deccan barb (Puntius deccanensis) possibly extinct
* Puntius madhusoodani
* Schistura papulifera
* Bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma)
* Bengal guitarfish (Rhinobatos annandalei)
* Smoothback guitarfish (Rhinobatos lionotus)
* Bottlenose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus australiae)
* Smoothnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus laevis)
* Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)
* Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokaran)
* Hump-back mahseer (Tor remadevii)
* Triplophysa kashmirensis

### Insects (2)

* Pygmy hog-suckin' louse (Haematopinus oliveri)
* Protostica myristicaensis

### Mammals (11)

* Namdapha flying squirrel (Biswamoyopterus biswasi)
* Kashmir stag or hangul (Cervus canadensis hanglu)
* Elvira rat (Cremnomys elvira)
* Andaman shrew (Crocidura andamanensis)
* Jenkins' shrew (Crocidura jenkinsi)
* Nicobar shrew (Crocidura nicobarica)
* Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)
* Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)
* Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)
* Malabar large-spotted civet (Viverra civettina) possibly extinct

### Reptiles and amphibians (59)

* Dehradun stream frog (Amolops chakrataensis)
* Madras spotted skink (Barkudia insularis)
* Northern river terrapin (Batagur baska)
* Three-striped roofed turtle (Batagur dhongoka)
* Red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga)
* Khasi hill rock toad (Bufoides meghalaynus)
* Adi's day gecko (Cnemaspis adii)
* Cnemaspis anaikattiensis
* Kottiyoor day gecko (Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis)
* Cnemaspis shevaroyensis
* Thackeray's dwarf gecko (Cnemaspis thackerayi)
* Chamba bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus chamba)
* Cyrtodactylus montanus
* Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
* Ghats wart frog (Fejervarya murthii)
* Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
* Jeypore ground gecko (Geckoella jeyporensis)
* Satara gecko (Hemidactylus sataraensis)
* Southern Ghats slender gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus)
* Hemiphyllodactylus kolliensis
* Gundia Indian frog (Indirana gundia)
* Toad-skinned frog (Indirana phrynoderma)
* Yellow-headed tortoise (Indotestudo elongata)
* Leptolalax khasiorum
* Nagaland Asian toad (Leptobrachella lateralis)
* Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys)
* Dzukou valley horned frog (Megophrys dzukou)
* Garo white-lipped horned frog (Megophrys oreocrypta)
* Rao's torrt frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis)
* Spotted dancing frog (Micrixalus specca)
* Cave dancing frog (Micrixalus spelunca)
* Charles Darwin's frog (Minervarya charlesdarwini)
* Franky's narrow-mouthed frog (Mysticellus franki)
* Nasikabatrachus bhupathi
* Leith's softshell turtle (Nilssonia leithii)
* Black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans)
* Dattatreya night frog (Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis)
* Indraneil's night frog (Nyctibatrachus indraneili)
* Assam roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis)
* Cantor's giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)
* Tura bubble-nest frog (Philautus kempiae)
* Kobo bubble-nest frog (Philautus microdiscus)
* Sacred grove bushfrog (Philautus sanctisilvaticus)
* Amboli bush frog (Pseudophilautus amboli)
* Raorchestes aureus
* White-spotted bush frog (Raorchestes chalazodes)
* Green eyed bushfrog (Raorchestes chlorosomma)
* Griet bush frog (Raorchestes griet)
* Kaikatti bushfrog (Raorchestes kaikatti)
* Mark's bushfrog (Raorchestes marki)
* Munnar bush frog (Raorchestes munnarensis)
* Ponmudi bush frog (Raorchestes ponmudi)
* Raorchestes primarrumpfi
* Resplendent shrubfrog (Raorchestes resplendens)
* Shillong bubble-nest frog (Raorchestes shillongensis)
* Anaimalai flying frog (Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus)
* Sushil's bushfrog (Raorchestes sushili)
* Rinophis goweri
* Superb large fan-throated lizard (Sarada superba)
* Spiny lazy toad (Scutiger spinosus)
* Island pit viper (Trimeresurus labialis)
* Shevaroy hills earth snake (Uropeltis shorttii)
* Amboli toad (Xanthophryne tigerina)
* Ghats wart frog (Zakerana murthii)

## Endangered

Listed by the IUCN as of the 2023-1 update.

### Arachnids (4)

* Haploclastus kayi
* Poecilotheria formosa
* Poecilotheria miranda
* Poecilotheria rufilata

### Birds (20)

* Forest owlet (Athene blewitti)
* Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
* Great knot (Calidris tenuirostris)
* Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
* Saker falcon (Falco cherrug)
* Pallas's fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
* Swamp grass babbler (Laticlla cinerascens)
* Niligiri chilappan (Montecincla cachinnans)
* Banasura chilappan (Montecincla jerdoniI)
* Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
* White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
* Green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
* Finn's weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus)
* Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis)
* Nordmann's greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
* Black-chinned laughingthrush (Trochalopteron jerdoni)
* Great nicobar serpant-eagle (Spilornis klossi)
* Black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)

### Cnidaria (4)

* Acropora rudis
* Anacropora spinsosa
* Parasimplastrea sheppardi
* Porites desilveri

### Crustacean (2)

* Arachnochium kulsiense
* Macrobrachium lamarrei lamarroides

### Echinoderm (4)

* Holothuria lessoni
* Holothuria nobilis
* Holothuria scabra
* Pineapple seacucumber (Thelenota ananas)

### Fish (from 2018 - 135 as of 2023)

* Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus)
* Red line torpedo barb (Sahyadria denisonii)
* Golden mahaseer (Tor putitora)
* Deccan labeo (Labeo potail)

### Insects (4)

* Ludlow's Bhutan glory (Bhutanitis ludlowi)
* Idionyx galeata
* Libellago balus
* Orthetrum andamanicum

### Mammals (55)

* Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
* Hog deer (Axis porcinus)
* Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
* Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
* Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
* Banteng (Bos javanicus)
* Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
* Hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus)
* Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
* Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
* Onager (Equus hemionus)
* Woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus)
* Kelaart's long-clawed shrew (Feroculus feroculus)
* Manipur bush rat (Hadromys humei)
* Kolar leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus)
* Nicobar leaf nosed bat (Hipposideros nicobarulae)
* Pomona roundleaf bat (Hipposideros pomona)
* Western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock)
* Mishmi hills hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock mishmiensis)
* Salim Ali's fruit bat (Latidens salimalii)
* Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
* White-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys)
* Arunachal macaque (Macaca munzala)
* Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
* Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)
* Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
* Kondana soft-furred rat (Millardia kondana)
* Kashmir musk deer (Moschus cupreus)
* Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster)
* Black musk deer (Moschus fuscus)
* White-bellied musk deer (Moschus leucogaster)
* Servant mouse (Mus famulus)
* Mandelli's mouse-eared bat (Myotis sicarius)
* Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
* Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis)
* Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris)
* Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
* Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
* Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
* Indus river dolphin (Platanista minor)
* Pygmy hog (Porcula salvania)
* Nicobar flying fox (Pteropus faunulus)
* Nonsense rat (Rattus burrus)
* Kerala rat (Rattus ranjiniae)
* Andaman horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cognatus)
* Sangai (Rucervus eldii)
* Kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax)
* Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea)
* Day's shrew (Suncus dayi)
* Gee's golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
* Phayre's leaf-monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei)
* Tenebrous capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus tenebricus)
* Blond-bellied langur (Trachypithecus pileatus pileatus)
* Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica)
* Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse (Vandeleuria nilagirica)

### Mollusk (3)

* Cremnoconchus carinatus
* Cremnoconchus syhadrensis
* Pseudomulleria dalyi

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

* Perrotet's vine snake (Ahaetulla perroteti)
* Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
* Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica)
* Goan day gecko (Cnemaspis goaensis)
* Wyanad day gecko (Cnemaspis wynadensis)
* Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii)
* Boulenger's dasia (Dasia subcaerulea)
* Poona skink (Eurylepis poonaensis)
* Inger's mabuya (Eutropis clivicola)
* Indian kangaroo lizard (Otocryptis beddomii)
* Travancore Hills thorntail snake (Platyplectrurus madurensis)
* Travancore earth snake (Rhinophis travancoricus)
* Cochin forest cane turtle (Vijayachelys silvatica)

## Vulnerable

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

### Birds

* Christmas Island frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
* Sarus crane (Antigone)
* Nicobar megapode (Megapodius nicobariensis)
* Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

### Mammals

* Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
* Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
* Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus brahma)
* Gaur (Bos gaurus)
* Four-horned antelope or chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis)
* Leopard (Panthera pardus)
* Oriental small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
* White-chested bear (Ursus thibetanus)
* Yak (Bos grunhniens)
* Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
* Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
* Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
* Dugong (Dugong dugon)
* Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
* Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)
* Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata)
* Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
* Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
* Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
* Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
* Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii)
* Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)

### Reptiles and amphibians

* Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)