List of Critically Endangered species in India
This is a list of Critically Endangered species in India 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_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer oblongum var. membranaceum | 32854 | CR | |
| Ardeotis nigriceps | Great Indian Bustard | 22691932 | CR |
| Syzygium courtallense | 32867 | CR | |
| Wendlandia andamanica | 32922 | CR | |
| Dipterocarpus bourdilloni | 33009 | CR | |
| Vateria indica | White Danmar | 33029 | CR |
| Vatica chinensis | 33030 | CR | |
| Pethia pookodensis | Pookode Lake Barb | 172333 | CR |
| Puntius deccanensis | Deccan Barb | 172345 | CR |
| Barbodes wynaadensis | Wayanad Mahseer | 172429 | CR |
| Hemibagrus punctatus | Nilgiri Mystus | 172430 | CR |
| Neolissochilus bovanicus | Bovany Barb | 172431 | CR |
| Horalabiosa arunachalami | 172465 | CR | |
| Parapsilorhynchus prateri | Deolali Minnow | 172471 | CR |
| Mesonoemacheilus herrei | 172496 | CR | |
| Glyptothorax kudremukhensis | Kudremukh Glyptothorax | 172509 | CR |
| Psilorhynchus tenura | 172508 | CR | |
| Bombax insigne var. polystemon | 33489 | CR | |
| Garcinia cadelliana | 33490 | CR | |
| Mesua manii | 33492 | CR | |
| Cryptocarya ferrarsi | 33496 | CR | |
| Nauclea gageana | 33499 | CR | |
| Prismatomeris andamanica | 33500 | CR | |
| Elaeagnus conferta subsp. dendroidea | 33638 | CR | |
| Elaeocarpus gaussenii | 33640 | CR | |
| Pseudoglochidion anamalayanum | 33643 | CR | |
| Dialium travancoricum | 33645 | CR | |
| Hildegardia populifolia | 33656 | CR | |
| Fejervarya murthii | Ghats Wart Frog | 58278 | CR |
| Indirana gundia | 58310 | CR | |
| Indirana phrynoderma | 58314 | CR | |
| Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis | Dattatreya Night Frog | 173018 | CR |
| Micrixalus kottigeharensis | 58380 | CR | |
| Glyphis gangeticus | Ganges Shark | 9281 | CR |
| Ingerana charlesdarwini | 58571 | CR | |
| Xanthophryne tigerina | 189700 | CR | |
| Syzygium travancoricum | 31202 | CR | |
| Raorchestes resplendens | Resplendent Shrubfrog | 189814 | CR |
| Haematopinus oliveri | Pygmy Hog Sucking Louse | 9621 | CR |
| Raorchestes chalazodes | 58829 | CR | |
| Raorchestes griet | 58849 | CR | |
| Philautus sanctisilvaticus | Sacred Grove Bushfrog | 58897 | CR |
| Raorchestes shillongensis | 58902 | CR | |
| Pseudophilautus amboli | 58910 | CR | |
| Raorchestes munnarensis | 58914 | CR | |
| Raorchestes ponmudi | 58916 | CR | |
| Pyrenaria cherrapunjeana | 114099749 | CR | |
| Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus | 59016 | CR | |
| Liocichla bugunorum | Bugun Liocichla | 22734628 | CR |
| Hipposideros hypophyllus | Leafletted Leaf-nosed Bat | 10138 | CR |
| Rhinoptilus bitorquatus | Jerdon's Courser | 22694103 | CR |
| Paphiopedilum druryi | Drury’s Paphiopedilum | 15051138 | CR |
| Barkudia insularis | Madras Spotted Skink | 2593 | CR |
| Zeuxine rolfiana | 72010421 | CR | |
| Biswamoyopterus biswasi | Namdapha Flying Squirrel | 2816 | CR |
| Maculabatis arabica | Pakistan Whipray | 107604987 | CR |
| Ophrysia superciliosa | Himalayan Quail | 22679141 | CR |
| Tribulus rajasthanensis | 50130687 | CR | |
| Aglaia malabarica | 36652 | CR | |
| Utleria salicifolia | 50130765 | CR | |
| Valeriana leschenaultii | 50130767 | CR | |
| Aquilaria khasiana | 88305771 | CR | |
| Crinum malabaricum | 69726391 | CR | |
| Glyptothorax kashmirensis | 168414 | CR | |
| Schistura papulifera | 168546 | CR | |
| Cervus hanglu ssp. hanglu | Hangul | 113259123 | CR |
| Eriocaulon rouxianum | 176919 | CR | |
| Isachne meeboldii | 176942 | CR | |
| Rotala malabarica | 176969 | CR | |
| Eriocaulon sivarajanii | 176980 | CR | |
| Hygrophila madurensis | 177037 | CR | |
| Ischaemum jayachandranii | 177270 | CR | |
| Fimbristylis hirsutifolia | 177315 | CR | |
| Isachne veldkampii | 177319 | CR | |
| Eriocaulon ratnagiricum | 177340 | CR | |
| Eriocaulon santapaui | 177354 | CR | |
| Millardia kondana | Kondana Rat | 13524 | CR |
| Eriocaulon bolei | 177372 | CR | |
| Eriocaulon sharmae | 177377 | CR | |
| Cremnomys elvira | Large Rock-rat | 5514 | CR |
| Magnolia pleiocarpa | 193991 | CR | |
| Crocidura andamanensis | Andaman White-toothed Shrew | 5595 | CR |
| Crocidura jenkinsi | Jenkin's Shrew | 5604 | CR |
| Crocidura nicobarica | Nicobar Shrew | 5610 | CR |
| Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis | Jeypore Ground Gecko | 194100 | CR |
| Nymphoides sivarajanii | 194156 | CR | |
| Nymphoides macrospermum | 194159 | CR | |
| Tor remadevii | Hump-backed Mahseer | 56096394 | CR |
| Hypselobarbus thomassi | Red Canarese Barb | 169617 | CR |
| Hypselobarbus pulchellus | 169654 | CR | |
| Acroteriobatus variegatus | Stripenose Guitarfish | 161476 | CR |
| Raorchestes chlorosomma | Green Eyed Bushfrog | 186159 | CR |
| Raorchestes kaikatti | Kaikatti Bushfrog | 186163 | CR |
| Raorchestes marki | Mark's Bushfrog | 186165 | CR |
| Raorchestes sushili | Sushil's Bushfrog | 186166 | CR |
| Nothopegia castanaefolia | 38746 | CR | |
| Croton lawianus | 38761 | CR | |
| Cinnamomum chemungianum | 38778 | CR | |
| Cinnamomum walaiwarense | 38782 | CR | |
| Ficus angladei | 38809 | CR | |
| Pittosporum viridulatum | 38828 | CR | |
| Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica | Rameshwaram Ornamental | 63562 | CR |
| Poecilotheria metallica | Salepurgu | 63563 | CR |
| Pinnatella limbata | 39178 | CR | |
| Cnemaspis anaikattiensis | 178566 | CR | |
| Agasthiyamalaia pauciflora | 31167 | CR | |
| Hopea erosa | 31168 | CR | |
| Hopea jacobi | 31169 | CR | |
| Vateria macrocarpa | 31170 | CR | |
| Buchanania barberi | 31181 | CR | |
| Nothopegia aureo-fulva | 31183 | CR | |
| Humboldtia unijuga var. trijuga | 31190 | CR | |
| Eugenia singampattiana | 31194 | CR | |
| Meteoromyrtus wynaadensis | 31195 | CR | |
| Syzygium palghatense | 31200 | CR | |
| Memecylon sisparense | 31204 | CR | |
| Ixora johnsonii | 31206 | CR | |
| Actinodaphne lanata | 31223 | CR | |
| Commiphora wightii | 31231 | CR | |
| Magnolia gustavii | 31236 | CR | |
| Ilex khasiana | 31239 | CR | |
| Cycas annaikalensis | 178883 | CR | |
| Aconitum chasmanthum | 50126558 | CR | |
| Cayratia pedata var. glabra | 50126573 | CR | |
| Chlorophytum borivilianum | 50126575 | CR | |
| Berberis nilghiriensis | 32498 | CR | |
| Gentiana kurroo | 50126594 | CR | |
| Gymnocladus assamicus | 50126611 | CR | |
| Saussurea costus | 50126641 | CR | |
| Syzygium andamanicum | 32621 | CR | |
| Syzygium manii | 32622 | CR |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: