List of Critically Endangered species in Cameroon



This is a list of Critically Endangered species in Cameroon according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Eriosema adamaouense 202754 CR
Ostryocarpus zenkerianus 202764 CR
Platysepalum scaberulum 202765 CR
Memecylon bakossiense 202783 CR
Warneckea ngutiensis 202796 CR
Pristimera biholongii 202724 CR
Pristimera breteleri 202725 CR
Salacia conraui 202726 CR
Piliocolobus preussi Preuss’s Red Colobus 41026 CR
Rhaptopetalum breteleri 202819 CR
Simirestis staudtii 202734 CR
Magnistipula multinervia 202739 CR
Pavetta brachysiphon 110094476 CR
Plectranthus dissitiflorus 39521 CR
Stereospermum zenkeri 202716 CR
Crotaphatrema lamottei Mount Oku Caecilian 59649 CR
Rhynchosia ledermannii 202768 CR
Trifolium gillettianum 202769 CR
Potadoma kadeii 184631 CR
Konia eisentrauti Konye 11055 CR
Brachystephanus kupeensis 45405 CR
Dactyladenia johnstonei 45441 CR
Stomatepia mariae Alkali Cichlid 20864 CR
Crotonogyne impedita 45448 CR
Gabbiella depressa 184743 CR
Coffea charrieriana 18536873 CR
Pungu maclareni Pungu 18879 CR
Afrothismia gesnerioides 110096839 CR
Stomatepia mongo Mongo 20865 CR
Stomatepia pindu Pindu 20866 CR
Coleochloa domensis 110080553 CR
Pararistolochia preussii 39477 CR
Afrothismia foertheriana 110096961 CR
Impatiens grandisepala 39500 CR
Begonia quadrialata subsp. dusenii 39504 CR
Drypetes tessmanniana 39517 CR
Hoplestigma pierreanum 39520 CR
Beilschmiedia preussii 39522 CR
Anthonotha leptorrhachis 39523 CR
Crudia bibundina 39524 CR
Plagiosiphon longitubus 39526 CR
Ardisia etindensis 39527 CR
Ardisia oligantha 39528 CR
Ardisia schlechteri 39529 CR
Eugenia kameruniana 39531 CR
Chlorophytum petrophilum 39537 CR
Afrothismia pachyantha 39539 CR
Afrothismia winkleri 39540 CR
Synsepalum brenanii 39535 CR
Oxygyne triandra 39556 CR
Bulbophyllum filiforme 39569 CR
Gastrodia africana 39575 CR
Genyorchis platybulbon 39577 CR
Liparis goodyeroides 39580 CR
Belonophora ongensis 39585 CR
Polystachya victoriae 39584 CR
Aporrhiza multijuga 110084781 CR
Ardisia dom 110082733 CR
Scleria sheilae 110080777 CR
Phrynobatrachus manengoubensis Manengouba River Frog 58125 CR
Alexteroon jynx 56088 CR
Deinbollia macrantha 110084898 CR
Fundulopanchax gardneri ssp. lacustris Ejagham killi 183087 CR
Konia dikume Dikume 11054 CR
Eugenia gilgii 39740 CR
Alchemilla fischeri subsp. camerunensis 39744 CR
Dombeya ledermannii 39747 CR
Chromidotilapia guntheri ssp. loennbergii 183124 CR
Clarias maclareni 4958 CR
Keetia bakossii 45914 CR
Cola metallica 43881 CR
Psychotria bimbiensis 43887 CR
Phrynobatrachus njiomock Lake Oku Puddle Frog 76317553 CR
Psychotria moliwensis 43888 CR
Psychotria moseskemei 43893 CR
Eremospatha barendii Rattan 95316871 CR
Ledermanniella sanagaensis 185325 CR
Coffea fotsoana 18537460 CR
Habenaria maitlandii 39937 CR
Chassalia laikomensis 39940 CR
Oxyanthus okuensis 39941 CR
Phyllanthus kidna 110076953 CR
Berlinia korupensis 103851066 CR
Gorilla gorilla ssp. diehli Cross River Gorilla 39998 CR
Psychotria minimicalyx 46164 CR
Coffea heterocalyx 124306529 CR
Keetia bakossiorum 110074982 CR
Coffea leonimontana 18537583 CR
Cyperus microcristatus 46191 CR
Hypolytrum subcompositus 46194 CR
Cardioglossa trifasciata 54410 CR
Astylosternus nganhanus Nganha Night Frog 54420 CR
Leptodactylodon axillaris 54427 CR
Leptodactylodon erythrogaster Redbelly Egg Frog 54432 CR
Leptodactylodon wildi 54440 CR
Ledermanniella batangensis 185525 CR
Zehnderia microgyna 185538 CR
Pentarrhinum abyssinicum subsp. ijimense 39727 CR
Phrynobatrachus jimzimkusi Jim Zimkus' Puddle Frog 74724558 CR
Winklerella dichotoma 185552 CR
Cardioglossa manengouba 16854228 CR
Newtonia camerunensis 39738 CR
Dicraeanthus zehnderi 185600 CR
Ledermanniella keayi 39741 CR
Phrynobatrachus steindachneri Steindachner's River Frog 74724619 CR
Bulbophyllum jaapii 46353 CR
Bulbophyllum kupense 46354 CR
Kupea martinetugei 46369 CR
Polystachya kupensis 46368 CR
Cassipourea korupensis 110079283 CR
Phyllanthus caesiifolius 45455 CR
Phyllanthus nyale 45456 CR
Argocoffeopsis fosimondi 110079335 CR
Tilapia bakossiorum 21888 CR
Tilapia bemini 21889 CR
Tilapia bythobates 21890 CR
Tilapia flava 21891 CR
Tilapia gutturosa 21892 CR
Tilapia imbriferna 21893 CR
Tilapia deckerti 21897 CR
Tilapia snyderae 21894 CR
Tilapia spongotroktis 21895 CR
Tilapia thysi 21896 CR
Vitex yaundensis 45876 CR
Lophuromys eisentrauti Mount Lefo Brush-furred Rat 136619 CR
Phrynobatrachus chukuchuku Spiny Puddle Frog 175535 CR
Pavetta laxa 110075322 CR
Sarotherodon caroli Fissi 19908 CR
Sarotherodon linnellii Blackbelly Tilapia 19909 CR
Sarotherodon lohbergeri Keppi 19910 CR
Sarotherodon steinbachi Kululu 19911 CR
Pavetta longistyla 110075374 CR
Triclisia macrophylla 45894 CR
Gabbiella neothaumaeformis 165397 CR
Aulacocalyx camerooniana 110079565 CR
Werneria bambutensis Bamboutos Smalltongue Toad 54893 CR
Werneria mertensiana Mertens' Smalltongue Toad 54894 CR
Werneria tandyi Tandy's Smalltongue Toad 54896 CR
Wolterstorffina chirioi 54897 CR
Wolterstorffina parvipalmata Cameroon Wolterstorff Toad 54899 CR
Pavetta kupensis 45920 CR
Stelechantha arcuata 43885 CR
Pavetta rubentifolia 45922 CR
Afrothismia korupensis 110096021 CR
Myaka myaka Myaka Myaka 14034 CR
Mitriostigma monocaule 110094044 CR
Microberlinia bisulcata 30441 CR
Monopetalanthus hedinii 30442 CR
Psychotria microthyrsa 110075661 CR
Synsepalum batesii 110087972 CR
Saxicolella marginalis 39742 CR
Xenopus longipes Lake Oku Clawed Frog 58176 CR
Dovyalis cameroonensis 110092211 CR
Afrothismia amietii 110075845 CR
Begonia minuta 202707 CR
Begonia montis-elephantis 202708 CR
Begonia stellata 202713 CR
Dischistocalyx rivularis 200669 CR
Chlorocypha aurora Dawn Jewel 84379630 CR
Dichapetalum korupinum 202741 CR
Dichapetalum letouzeyi 202742 CR
Asclepias kamerunensis 200697 CR

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)