List of Critically Endangered Species of India-
IUCN maintains a Red Data Book to classify species that are at high risk of global extinction. It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct. The species classified as critically endangered are of importance as they require urgent steps for their preservation.
Before we go to the list of critically endangered species, let us first quickly revise about critically endangered category.
Pygmy Hog | Andaman White-toothed Shrew | Jenkin’s Andaman Spiny Shrew | Nicobar White-tailed Shrew | Kondana Rat |
Large Rock Rat or Elvira Rat | Namdapha Flying Squirrel | Malabar Civet | Sumatran Rhinoceros | Javan Rhinoceros |
Aythya Baeri | Forest Owlet | Great Indian Bustard | Bengal Florican | Siberian Crane |
Himalayan Quail | Pink-headed Duck | Indian Vulture | Slender-billed Vulture | White-bellied Heron |
Red-headed Vulture | White-backed Vulture | Jerdon’s Courser | Sociable Lapwing | Spoon-billed Sandpiper |
Gharial | Hawksbill Turtle | River Terrapin | Bengal Roof Turtle | Sispara day gecko |
Pondicherry Shark | Ganges Shark | Knife-tooth Sawfish | Large-tooth Sawfish | Narrow-snout Sawfish |
Fire corals |
Rameshwaram Ornamental or Rameshwaram Parachute Spider | Gooty Tarantula, Metallic Tarantula or Peacock Tarantula |
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