ENDANGERED ANIMALS

BY MAHASRI V
WHAT ARE ENDANGERED ANIMALS?

• An endangered species is a
species that is very likely to
become extinct in the near
future, either worldwide or in a
particular political jurisdiction.
Endangered species may be at
risk due to factors such as
habitat loss, poaching, and
invasive species.
WHY ARE THE ANIMALS ENDANGERED?

• THE ANIMALS ARE ENDANGERED

BECAUSE OF LOSS OF HABITAT, FOOD
ETC…
• MOST OF THE ANIMALS ARE KILLED
BECAUSE OF HUNTING AND POACHING
OF ANIMALS

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BLUE WHALE

The blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to

the baleen whale parvorder Mysticeti. Reaching
a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 meters and
weighing up to 199 tonnes, it is the largest animal
known to have ever existed.
• Scientific name: Balaenoptera musculus
• Mass: 130,000 – 150,000 kg (Adult)
• Lifespan: 80 – 90 years (In the wild,
Estimated)
• Conservation status: Endangered
(Population increasing)
• Gestation period: 10 – 12 months
• Length: 26 m (Southern hemisphere
population, Adult), 24 m (Northern hemisphere
population, Adult)
SEA OTTER

Sea otter lives in Northern and Eastern Pacific

Ocean coasts of the NORTHERN PART OF
PACIFIC OCEAN. Adult sea otters typically
weigh between 14 and 45 kg, making them the
heaviest weasel family members, but among
the smallest marine mammals.
• Eaten by: Great white shark
• Conservation status: Endangered
(Population decreasing)
• Scientific name: Enhydra lutris
• Lifespan: 15 – 20 years (In the wild), 10 –
15 years (In the wild)
• Mass: 22 – 45 kg (Adult), 14 – 33 kg (Adult)

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SNOW LEOPARD
The snow leopard, also known as the ounce, is a
felid in the genus Panthera native to the mountain
ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because the
global population is estimated to number fewer
than 10,000 mature individuals and is expected to
decline about 10% by 2040.
• Scientific name: Panthera uncia
• Mass: 32 kg (Adult)
• Order: Carnivora
• Family: Felidae
• Subfamily: Panthera
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Rank: Species
GIANT PANDA

The giant panda, also known as the panda bear, is a bear

native to South Central China. It is characterized by its bold
black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant
panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from the red
panda, a neighboring musteloid.
• Scientific name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca
• Trophic level: Herbivorous
• Lifespan: 20 years (In the wild)
• Family: Ursidae
• Kingdom: Animalia
BLACK RHINOCEROS

The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros is a

species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and
southern Africa including Angola, Botswana, Kenya,
Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa,
Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Although the rhinoceros is referred to as black, its
colors vary from brown to grey.
• Conservation status: Critically Endangered
(Population increasing)
• Mass: 800 – 1,400 kg (Adult)
• Scientific name: Diceros bicornis
• Trophic level: Herbivorous
• Lifespan: 35 – 50 years
• Height: 1.3 – 1.8 m (Adult, At Shoulder)
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CALIFORNIA CONDOR

The California condor (Gymnogyps

californianus) is a New World vulture and the
largest North American land bird. It
became extinct in the wild in 1987 when all
remaining wild individuals were captured, but
has since been reintroduced to northern
Arizona and southern Utah (including
the Grand Canyon area and Zion National
Park), the coastal mountains of central and
southern California, and northern
Baja California in Mexico. Although four other
fossil members are known, it is the only
surviving member of the genus Gymnogyps.
The species is listed by the
International Union for the Conservation of N
ature
as Critically Endangered.
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GORILLA

Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly

ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the
tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The
genus Gorilla is divided into two species:
the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla,
and either four or five subspecies.
• Lifespan: 35 – 40 years
• Height: Western gorilla: 1.6 m
• Class: Mammalia
• Family: HOMINIEDAE
• Subfamily: Homininae
• Genus: Gorilla; Isidore Geoffroy Saint- This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Hilaire, 1852
ASIAN ELEPHANT

The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant,

is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is
distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and
Southeast Asia, from India in the west, Nepal in the
north, Sumatra in the south, and to Borneo in the east.
• Scientific name: Elephas maximus
• Conservation status: Endangered (Population
decreasing)
• Lifespan: 48 years (Adult, In captivity, European
population)
• Order: Proboscidea
• Mass: 4,000 kg (Adult), 2,700 kg (Adult)
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Shoulder)
WHOOPING CRANE

Named for its whooping sound, the whooping

crane is the tallest North American bird. It is
an endangered crane species. Along with the
sandhill crane, it is one of only two crane
species native to North America. The
whooping crane's lifespan is estimated to be
22 to 24 years in the wild.
• Conservation status: Endangered
(Population increasing)
• Scientific name: Grus americana
• Order: Gruiformes
• Family: Gruidae
• Phylum: Chordata
• Kingdom: Animalia This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
SAOLA

The saola, also called spindle horn, Asian unicorn,

or infrequently, Vu Quang bovid, is one of the
world's rarest large mammals, a forest-dwelling
bovine native to the Annamite Range in Vietnam
and Laos.
• Scientific name: Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Bovidae
• Subfamily: Bovinae
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Tribe: Bovini
KAKAPO

The kākāpō, also known as owl parrot, is a species of

large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the
super-family Strigopoidea, endemic to New Zealand. It
has finely blotched yellow-green plumage, a distinct facial
disc, a large grey beak, short legs, large feet, and
relatively short wings and tail. Wikipedia
• Scientific name: Strigops habroptilus
• Lifespan: 40 – 80 years
• Mass: 2 – 4 kg (Adult)
• Family: Strigopidae
• Order: Psittaciformes
• Phylum: Chordata
• Kingdom: Animalia
 JAMACKIAN IGUANA

The Jamaican iguana is a large species of

lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is
endemic to Jamaica. It is the largest native
land animal in Jamaica, and is critically
endangered, even considered extinct
between 1948 and 1990. It is a herbivore but
rarely accidentally feeds on other animals.
• Species: C. collie
• Family: Iguanidae
• Genus: Cyclura
• Kingdom: Animalia
THE PYGMY THREE TOED SLOTH

The pygmy three-toed sloth, also known as the

monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a sloth endemic to Isla
Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the
Caribbean coast of Panama. The species was first
described by Robert P. Anderson of the University
of Kansas and Charles O. Handley Jr., of the
Smithsonian Institution in 2001. Wikipedia
• Conservation status: Critically Endangered
(Population decreasing) Encyclopedia of Life
• Scientific name: Bradypus pygmaeus
• Order: Pilosa
• Family: Bradypodidae
• Phylum: Chordata
• Kingdom: Animalia
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VAQUITA

The vaquita is a species of porpoise endemic to

the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja
California, Mexico. Averaging 150 cm or 140 cm
in length, it is the smallest of all living cetaceans
• Conservation status: Critically Endangered
(Population decreasing)
• Scientific name: Phocoena sinus
• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Phocoenidae
• Phylum: Chordata
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• Kingdom: Animalia