List of Least Concern species in Papua New Guinea



This is a list of Least Concern species in Papua New Guinea 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
Emoia pseudocyanura Solomons Blue-tailed Skink 196615 LC
Palaiargia humida 163849 LC
Mino kreffti Long-tailed Myna 103878667 LC
Lophorina intercedens Growling Riflebird 22706189 LC
Lipinia rouxi Roux's Lipinia 196631 LC
Sphenomorphus concinnatus Elegant Forest Skink 196634 LC
Sphenomorphus cranei Crane's Skink 196635 LC
Bulbophyllum laxum 119250975 LC
Edolisoma remotum Melanesian Cicadabird 103702559 LC
Neurobasis kimminsi 163872 LC
Sphenomorphus tanneri Tanner's Skink 196642 LC
Sphenomorphus woodfordi 196645 LC
Acutotyphlops subocularis Bismarck Sharp-Nosed Blind Snake 196654 LC
Astrapia stephaniae Princess Stephanie's Astrapia 22706222 LC
Idiocnemis inaequidens 163888 LC
Astrapia rothschildi Huon Astrapia 22706226 LC
Ramphotyphlops depressus Melanesia Blindsnake 196658 LC
Gerrhopilus depressiceps Beaked Blind Snake 196660 LC
Varanus spinulosus Isabel Monitor 196662 LC
Nactus sphaerodactylodes 13484103 LC
Baiyankamys shawmayeri Shaw Mayer's Water Rat 10314 LC
Leiopython meridionalis Southern White-lipped Python 42494027 LC
Philemon albitorques White-naped Friarbird 22704215 LC
Bulbophyllum leucothyrsus 119251033 LC
Bironides superstes 163930 LC
Microptilotis cinereifrons Elegant Honeyeater 22734941 LC
Philemon cockerelli New Britain Friarbird 22704218 LC
Bulbophyllum macilentum 119251039 LC
Ischnura acuticauda 163935 LC
Philemon eichhorni New Ireland Friarbird 22704221 LC
Prasinohaema prehensicauda Prehensile Green Tree Skink 178273 LC
Bulbophyllum macrorhopalon 119251046 LC
Dendrobium putnamii 119257192 LC
Protorthemis woodfordi 163944 LC
Ninox jacquinoti West Solomons Boobook 45449325 LC
Ficus microdictya 135766126 LC
Ptiloprora guisei Rufous-backed Honeyeater 22704245 LC
Bulbophyllum minutipetalum 119251074 LC
Tribolonotus blanchardi Blanchard's Helmet Skink 178307 LC
Artamus insignis White-backed Woodswallow 22706314 LC
Pseudohydromys murinus 48265359 LC
Alopecoenas johannae Eastern Bronze Ground-dove 60444823 LC
Partula micans 198809 LC
Melidectes foersteri Huon Honeyeater 22704284 LC
Sphaeropteris womersleyi 122230946 LC
Melipotes ater Spangled Honeyeater 22704304 LC
Bulbophyllum myon 119251122 LC
Conus viola 192692 LC
Pseudohydromys fuscus Mottled-tailed Shrew Mouse 14528 LC
Tribolonotus pseudoponceleti Western Crocodile Skink 196649 LC
Herennia papuana Papuan Coin Spider 78594275 LC
Carlia bicarinata Rainbow-skink 178415 LC
Decaspermum neurophyllum 135766256 LC
Myzomela cineracea Ashy Myzomela 103686550 LC
Geomyersia coggeri Cogger's Island Skink 178436 LC
Aplonis grandis Brown-winged Starling 22710537 LC
Rattus niobe Moss-forest Rat 20758 LC
Pteropus admiralitatum Admiralty Flying Fox 18713 LC
Sphenomorphus microtympanus 178466 LC
Claoxylon lutescens 135766315 LC
Pteropus mahaganus Sanborn's Flying Fox 18736 LC
Bulbophyllum oliganthum 119251249 LC
Choerophryne brunhildae 57661 LC
Choerophryne darlingtoni Darlington's Rainforest Frog 57662 LC
Choerophryne swanhildae 57669 LC
Choerophryne tubercula Warty Rainforest Frog 57670 LC
Choerophryne valkuriarum 57671 LC
Monarcha castaneiventris Chestnut-bellied Monarch 103715139 LC
Aphantophryne pansa Scratchley Guinea Frog 57679 LC
Litoria auae 61781 LC
Austrochaperina hooglandi New Guinea Land Frog 57692 LC
Copiula guttata 57691 LC
Austrochaperina palmipes Dayman Land Frog 57697 LC
Copiula rivularis 57700 LC
Carpodetus arboreus 135766374 LC
Barygenys atra Gunther's Papua Frog 57704 LC
Barygenys exsul 57706 LC
Barygenys nana Highland Papua Frogs 57709 LC
Scomberomorus multiradiatus Papuan Seerfish 170347 LC
Gnetum bosavicum 194931 LC
Callulops comptus 57731 LC
Callulops doriae 57732 LC
Callulops humicola 57737 LC
Hyomys goliath Eastern White-eared Giant Rat 10633 LC
Metamagnusia slateri Slater's Callulops Frog 57743 LC
Callulops stictogaster Irumbofoie Callulops Frog 57744 LC
Callulops wilhelmanus Wilhelm Callulops Frog 57745 LC
Emoia guttata Allison's Skink 42484124 LC
Dendrobium cruttwellii 119255458 LC
Heteroconger cobra Garden Eel 199075 LC
Choerophryne rostellifer Torricelli Mountain Frog 57768 LC
Litoria darlingtoni 55717 LC
Litoria dorsalis 55719 LC
Cophixalus cheesmanae Kokoda Rainforest Frog 57775 LC
Litoria exophthalmia 55723 LC
Cophixalus parkeri 57782 LC
Cophixalus pipilans 57783 LC
Cophixalus riparius 57785 LC
Cophixalus shellyi 57786 LC
Cophixalus sphagnicola 57787 LC
Litoria louisiadensis Rossell Island Treefrog 55732 LC
Cophixalus verrucosus Moroke Rainforest Frog 57791 LC
Copiula fistulans Lae Mehely Frog 57794 LC
Litoria multiplica 55739 LC
Copiula oxyrhina Misima Island Mehely Frog 57798 LC
Litoria pronimia 55747 LC
Litoria prora 55748 LC
Litoria spinifera 55753 LC
Litoria timida 55755 LC
Litoria vocivincens 55758 LC
Bulbophyllum ortalis 119251411 LC
Corvus insularis Bismarck Crow 103727573 LC
Nyctimystes cheesmani 55767 LC
Genyophryne thomsoni 57819 LC
Nyctimystes disruptus Madang Big-eyed Treefrog 55769 LC
Nyctimystes foricula Kaironk Big-eyed Treefrog 55771 LC
Nyctimystes kubori Sandy Big-eyed Treefrog 55775 LC
Nyctimystes narinosus Common Big-eyed Treefrog 55777 LC
Nyctimystes perimetri Archipelago Big-eyed Treefrog 55781 LC
Nyctimystes semipalmatus Kokoda Big-eyed Treefrog 55785 LC
Nyctimystes trachydermis Morobe Big-eyed Treefrog 55786 LC
Mallomys aroaensis De Vis's Woolly Rat 12721 LC
Alocasia flabellifera 44392970 LC
Liophryne dentata 57862 LC
Antiaropsis decipiens 135766569 LC
Centropus ateralbus Pied Coucal 22684206 LC
Emoia montana Mountain Skink 42484270 LC
Oreophryne anthonyi Anthony's Cross Frog 57902 LC
Myzomela erythrina Reddish Myzomela 103686707 LC
Oreophryne brachypus 57907 LC
Oreophryne geislerorum 57914 LC
Oreophryne hypsiops 57915 LC
Oreophryne inornata 57917 LC
Chiruromys forbesi Greater Tree Mouse 4691 LC
Chiruromys lamia Broad-headed Tree Mouse 4692 LC
Chiruromys vates Lesser Tree Mouse 4693 LC
Copiula alpestris 57940 LC
Oxydactyla stenodactyla 57944 LC
Dillenia schlechteri 61995615 LC
Tropidonophis aenigmaticus East Papuan Keelback 42492523 LC
Nyctimene major Dobson's Tube-nosed Bat 14965 LC
Nyctimene vizcaccia Umboi Tube-nosed Bat 14967 LC
Dobsonia praedatrix Bismarck Bare-backed Fruit Bat 6777 LC
Dobsonia inermis Solomon's Naked-backed Fruit Bat 6778 LC
Emoia popei Pope's Skink 42484357 LC
Otidiphaps cervicalis Grey-naped Pheasant-pigeon 22725258 LC
Dorcopsulus macleayi Macleay's Dorcopsis 6801 LC
Rhipidura cockerelli Cockerell's Fantail 103709333 LC
Claoxylon nubicola 135766693 LC
Homalomena lauterbachii 44393130 LC
Xenorhina fuscigula 58027 LC
Xenorhina mehelyi 58031 LC
Myiagra eichhorni Velvet Flycatcher 103711426 LC
Emoia submetallica Madeay's Skink 42484423 LC
Rhipidura dahli Bismarck Fantail 22706903 LC
Decaspermum forbesii 135766752 LC
Kerivoula muscina Fly River Woolly Bat 10979 LC
Ornithoptera victoriae Queen Victoria's Birdwing 91183843 LC
Syzygium womersleyi 135765095 LC
Cyclopsitta amabilis Creamy-breasted Fig-parrot 22725373 LC
Litoria bibonius 201489 LC
Litoria flavescens 201490 LC
Macropygia mackinlayi Spot-breasted Cuckoo-Dove 22690584 LC
Geoffroyus heteroclitus Song Parrot 45419296 LC
Protochromys fellowsi Red-bellied Protochromys 13119 LC
Emoia tetrataenia Four-striped Skink 42484546 LC
Paramelomys levipes Papuan Lowland Paramelomys 13124 LC
Paramelomys moncktoni Moncton's Paramelomys 13127 LC
Phalanger intercastellanus Eastern Common Cuscus 16857 LC
Chalcopsitta cardinalis Cardinal Lory 22684499 LC
Melonycteris melanops Black-bellied Blossom Bat 13139 LC
Melonycteris woodfordi Woodford's Blossom Bat 13140 LC
Elaeocarpus sayeri 135766876 LC
Papurana milneana 136040 LC
Rattus giluwensis Giluwe Rat 19318 LC
Cornufer elegans Elegant Sticky-toed Frog 58234 LC
Cornufer mediodiscus Buka Sticky-toed Frog 58236 LC
Cornufer minutus Tiny Sticky-toed Frog 58237 LC
Cornufer montanus Mountain Sticky-toed Frog 58238 LC
Cornufer trossulus Torakina Sticky-toed Frog 58239 LC
Cornufer vertebralis Fauro Sticky-toed Frog 58240 LC
Cornufer wolfi Wolf's Sticky-toed Frog 58241 LC
Cornufer guentheri Guenther's Triangle Frog 58242 LC
Cornufer bufoniformis Treasury Island Webbed Frog 58255 LC
Cornufer guppyi Shortland Island Webbed Frog 58256 LC
Cornufer vogti Admiralty Island Webbed Frog 58259 LC
Aspidomorphus lineaticollis Striped Crown Snake 42492821 LC
Cornufer admiraltiensis 136087 LC
Rattus mordax Eastern Rat 19349 LC
Eugongylus unilineatus 42484634 LC
Rattus novaeguineae New Guinea Rat 19354 LC
Alsophila media 122229673 LC
Lorius hypoinochrous Purple-bellied Lory 22684597 LC
Cophixalus variabilis 136120 LC
Dendrobium lewisiae 44393410 LC
Alsophila microphylloides 122229706 LC
Hypsilurus schoedei Vogt's Forest Dragon 199626 LC
Pipistrellus wattsi Watts's Pipistrelle 17369 LC
Cornufer latro 136158 LC
Cyrtodactylus capreoloides 42482655 LC
Mirzamys louiseae Mirza’s Western Moss-rat 48266217 LC
Cyrtodactylus epiroticus 42482675 LC
Cyrtodactylus klugei 42482678 LC
Charmosyna rubrigularis Red-chinned Lorikeet 22684665 LC
Cyrtodactylus loriae Boulenger's Bow-fingered Gecko 42482687 LC
Ducula salvadorii Louisiade Imperial-pigeon 45448199 LC
Polyspora luzonica 62080005 LC
Erythropitta gazellae New Britain Pitta 103656466 LC
Ficus trichocerasa 135767059 LC
Phreatia constricta 44393490 LC
Dendrobium engae 119256091 LC
Erythropitta novaehibernicae New Ireland Pitta 103656476 LC
Ptychosperma microcarpum 44393508 LC
Pachycephala richardsi Bougainville Hooded Whistler 103693352 LC
Dendrobium woodsii 119258165 LC
Alsophila pruinosa 122229817 LC
Cyrtodactylus robustus 42482765 LC
Microperoryctes papuensis Papuan Bandicoot 13390 LC
Cornufer aculeodactylus Torokina Wrinkled Ground Frog 58448 LC
Cyrtostachys glauca 44393555 LC
Cornufer boulengeri Boulenger's Platymantis 58452 LC
Cornufer browni 58453 LC
Megapodius eremita Melanesian Scrubfowl 22678611 LC
Platymantis guppyi Treasury Wrinkled Ground Frog 58461 LC
Alsophila semiamplectens 122229859 LC
Cornufer magnus Kavieng Wrinkled Ground Frog 58467 LC
Cornufer neckeri Necker's Wrinkled Ground Frog 58472 LC
Cyrtodactylus tripartitus 42482796 LC
Dendrobium melinanthum 22486117 LC
Dicaeum nitidum Louisiade Flowerpecker 22717549 LC
Pachycephala orioloides Oriole Whistler 103693418 LC
Cornufer schmidti Schmidt's Wrinkled Ground Frog 58480 LC
Dicaeum eximium Red-banded Flowerpecker 22717552 LC
Cornufer solomonis 58482 LC
Dicaeum aeneum Midget Flowerpecker 22717555 LC
Cornufer weberi Weber's Wrinkled Ground Frog 58485 LC
Bulbophyllum triaristella 119252096 LC
Mucuna canaliculata 19892644 LC
Zosterops hamlini Bougainville White-eye 103892101 LC
Horsfieldia hellwigii 62607 LC
Ecsenius sellifer Saddle Blenny 48342162 LC
Cacatua ducorpsii Broad-crested Corella 22684823 LC
Rhododendron yelliottii 135767195 LC
Hypsilurus papuensis Papua Forest Dragon 22529181 LC
Megalurulus rubiginosus Rusty Thicketbird 22715549 LC
Syzygium longipes 135765154 LC
Habenaria retroflexa 22486191 LC
Myiagra ferrocyanea Steel-blue Flycatcher 22707380 LC
Dobsonia anderseni Andersen's Bare-backed Fruit Bat 136374 LC
Ecsenius collettei Collete's Blenny 48342198 LC
Gehyra membranacruralis Port Moresby Dtella 42482871 LC
Micropsitta meeki Citrine Pygmy Parrot 22684861 LC
Ecsenius prooculis 48342206 LC
Cethosia obscura 160962 LC
Micropsitta finschii Finsch's Pygmy-Parrot 22684866 LC
Parotia lawesii Lawes's Parotia 103728331 LC
Tanysiptera nigriceps Black-headed Paradise-kingfisher 22725840 LC
Syzygium furfuraceum 135767254 LC
Syzygium alatum 135765213 LC
Coccymys shawmayeri Shawmayer’s Coccymys 112393452 LC
Lobulia alpina 42484973 LC
Graphium meeki 9474 LC
Graphium mendana 9476 LC
Gluta papuana 38152 LC
Papurana kreffti San Cristobal Treefrog 58633 LC
Lepidodactylus magnus Mountain Scaly-toed Gecko 42482961 LC
Syzygium subalatum 135767313 LC
Lobulia subalpina 42485021 LC
Lepidodactylus orientalis Oriental Scaly-toed Gecko 42482989 LC
Pachycephala modesta Brown-backed Whistler 22705460 LC
Bhanotia nuda Naked Pipefish 154938 LC
Papuascincus stanleyanus 42485077 LC
Cirrhilabrus beauperryi Beau's Wrasse 187742 LC
Meiacanthus vittatus Black-ribbon Harptail Blenny 48342373 LC
Nothofagus perryi 96478567 LC
Tropidonophis parkeri Highland Keelback 177514 LC
Sphenomorphus nigrolineatus 178568 LC
Freycinetia tenella 22486392 LC
Cirrhilabrus walindi 187770 LC
Corybas gastrosiphon 22486395 LC
Lonchura caniceps Grey-headed Munia 22719864 LC
Dendrobium aberrans 119254402 LC
Lonchura forbesi New Ireland Munia 22719876 LC
Dimorphanthera keysseri 135767437 LC
Freycinetia bicolor 22486414 LC
Ptilinopus solomonensis Yellow-bibbed Fruit-dove 22728082 LC
Lonchura monticola Eastern Alpine Munia 22719900 LC
Sphaeropteris aciculosa 122230173 LC
Carlia aenigma Enigmatic Rainbow Skink 42483103 LC
Lonchura melaena Sooty Munia 22719904 LC
Terminalia solomonensis 61990304 LC
Tropidonophis dahlii New Britain Keelback 177565 LC
Leptomys elegans Large Leptomys 11691 LC
Leptomys signatus Fly River Leptomys 11693 LC
Himantolophus cornifer 155055 LC
Rhipidura drownei Bougainville Fantail 103710131 LC
Dendrobium archipelagense 119254466 LC
Dimorphanthera cornuta 135767496 LC
Sphenomorphus brunneus 42485198 LC
Abeomelomys sevia Menzies' Mouse 17879 LC
Sphenomorphus darlingtoni 42485216 LC
Ecsenius taeniatus 48342504 LC
Falcatifolium papuanum 42476 LC
Sphenomorphus derooyae 42485229 LC
Emballonura dianae Large-eared Sheath-tailed Bat 7673 LC
Sphenomorphus forbesi Slender Litter Skink 42485242 LC
Dimorphanthera amplifolia 135767555 LC
Crepidium quadridens 22486532 LC
Bulbophyllum ankylorhinon 119250437 LC
Sphenomorphus fragilis 42485253 LC
Podocarpus insularis 42509 LC
Claoxylon ledermannii 135765526 LC
Diospyros peekelii 173595 LC
Glossolepis multisquamata Rosy Rainbowfish 169502 LC
Pseudohydromys berniceae Bishop’s Moss-Mouse 45958680 LC
Lygisaurus curtus 42483232 LC
Sphenomorphus granulatus 42485275 LC
Amblyornis subalaris Streaked Bowerbird 22703654 LC
Zoothera talaseae New Britain Thrush 103879758 LC
Sphenomorphus leptofasciatus 42485301 LC
Bulbophyllum calviventer 119250494 LC
Dillenia castaneifolia 135767614 LC
Sphaeropteris brackenridgei 122230334 LC
Carlia eothen 42483275 LC
Sphenomorphus loriae 42485323 LC
Gerrhopilus inornatus Montane Blindsnake 42495566 LC
Coprosma papuensis 135765585 LC
Sphenomorphus louisiadensis 42485334 LC
Crystallodytes cookei South Pacific Sandburrower 67999325 LC
Accipiter albogularis Pied Goshawk 22695535 LC
Melomys dollmani Dollman’s Melomys 136818 LC
Papilio toboroi 16007 LC
Papilio weymeri 16008 LC
Carlia luctuosa 42483338 LC
Symposiachrus verticalis Black-tailed Monarch 103714482 LC
Holthuisana alba 134838 LC
Ninox meeki Manus Hawk-Owl 22689465 LC
Rhamphocharis piperata Spotted Berrypecker 103730878 LC
Pseudochirulus forbesi Painted Ringtail 40639 LC
Ninox variegata Bismarck Hawk-Owl 22689475 LC
Syzygium hylophilum 135765701 LC
Todiramphus leucopygius Ultramarine Kingfisher 22683341 LC
Myzomela pulchella Crimson-fronted Myzomela 22703830 LC
Ptilinopus insolitus Knob-billed Fruit Dove 22691549 LC
Timonius pubistipulus 135765760 LC
Myzomela sclateri Scarlet-bibbed Myzomela 22703874 LC
Myzomela pammelaena Ebony Myzomela 22703877 LC
Myzomela lafargei Red-capped Myzomela 22703880 LC
Zosterops hypoxanthus Bismarck White-eye 22714136 LC
Myzomela erythromelas Black-bellied Myzomela 22703902 LC
Stenogobius hoesei 196383 LC
Conus papuensis 192301 LC
Corvus meeki Bougainville Crow 22705966 LC
Sphaeropteris inaequalis 122230574 LC
Litoria impura Southern New Guinea Treefrog 55726 LC
Zosterops griseotinctus Louisiade White-eye 22714168 LC
Cryptoblepharus furvus 42483515 LC
Rapanea brassii 135765819 LC
Alsophila brausei 122228541 LC
Stresemannia bougainvillei Bougainville Honeyeater 22703937 LC
Sphenomorphus neuhaussi 42485572 LC
Dendrobium margaretiae 119256902 LC
Zosterops metcalfii Yellow-throated White-eye 22714199 LC
Dendrobium mayandyi 119256921 LC
Coracina welchmani North Melanesian Cuckoo-shrike 103694187 LC
Ducula pistrinaria Island Imperial-Pigeon 22691694 LC
Aristotelia gaultheria 135765878 LC
Bulbophyllum discolor 119250814 LC
Bulbophyllum fonsflorum 119250823 LC
Cryptoblepharus yulensis 42483618 LC
Bulbophyllum gyaloglossum 119250853 LC
Cnemophilus macgregorii Yellow Satinbird 103731110 LC
Toxicocalamus buegersi Bürger’s Forest Snake 42493861 LC
Zosterops crookshanki Oya Tabu White-eye 103892045 LC
Dendrobium nardoides 119257002 LC
Myristica chrysophylla 135765937 LC
Biroella rammei East Sepik Monkey Grasshopper 107450293 LC
Ducula melanochroa Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon 22691765 LC
Varanus bogerti Bogert's Monitor 42485692 LC
Bulbophyllum imitator 119250880 LC
Toxicocalamus holopelturus Mt Rossel Forest Snake 42493892 LC
Sphaeropteris marginata 122230726 LC
Hypsilurus longi 196554 LC
Bothrochilus boa Bismarck Ringed Python 196558 LC
Manucodia comrii Curl-crested Manucode 22706128 LC
Tanysiptera danae Russet Paradise Kingfisher 22683602 LC
Cyrtodactylus serratus 42482787 LC
Stegonotus heterurus Bismark Ground Snake 196564 LC
Tropidonophis hypomelas Bismark Keelback 196566 LC
Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis Ring-tailed Gecko 196570 LC
Bulbophyllum kaniense 119250908 LC
Oryza minuta 21346818 LC
Salomonelaps par Solomons Red Krait 196569 LC
Sphaeropteris moseleyi 122230747 LC
Ceyx mulcatus New Ireland Dwarf-kingfisher 22726625 LC
Lepidodactylus guppyi Guppy's gecko 196578 LC
Ceyx sacerdotis New Britain Dwarf-kingfisher 22726631 LC
Syzygium trivene 135765996 LC
Ceyx meeki North Solomons Dwarf-kingfisher 22726637 LC
Carlia mysi Mys' Rainbow Skink 196591 LC
Toxicocalamus mintoni 42493939 LC
Emoia bismarckensis 196599 LC
Emoia cyanogaster Teal Emo Skink 196602 LC
Emoia flavigularis Yellow-throated Skink 196604 LC

 

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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)