Bahamas

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Threatened

190

CR + EN + VU

Critically Endangered

50

CR

Endemic Threatened

26

Found only here

Declining

55%

104 species

Category Breakdown

Distribution of 190 threatened species

CR 50
EN 49
VU 91
CR: 50
EN: 49
VU: 91
Taxonomic Breakdown

Threatened species by group

fishes56 threatened
plants39 threatened
corals28 threatened
other invertebrates15 threatened
birds14 threatened
molluscs11 threatened
reptiles10 threatened
crustaceans5 threatened
mammals4 threatened
insects4 threatened
amphibians3 threatened
fungi1 threatened
Top Threats in Bahamas
1.Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources75 species
2.Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases69 species
3.Habitat shifting & alteration65 species
4.Recreational activities43 species
5.Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)42 species
6.Logging & wood harvesting39 species
7.Annual & perennial non-timber crops37 species
8.Problematic native species/diseases33 species
9.Agricultural & forestry effluents29 species
10.Housing & urban areas27 species
Endemic Spotlight

26 endemic threatened species found only here

Short-eared Owl

CR

Asio flammeus

greater flowerbud coral

CR

Anthothela grandiflora

Midnight parrotfish

EN

Scarus coelestinus

Rainbow parrotfish

EN

Scarus guacamaia

All Species in Bahamas (190)
SpeciesStatusGroupTrend
Royal FernOsmunda regalisCRplants?
Chamaecrista caribaeaVUplants↓
Anthus spragueiiVUbirds↓
Lasiurus minorVUmammals↓
Great Fen-sedgeCladium mariscusENplants?
Poecilozonites bermudensisCRmolluscs↓
Sideroxylon americanumENplants?
espejueloSideroxylon cubenseVUplants?
Caretta carettaVUreptiles↓
AlgarrobillaSenna sopheraCRplants?
Poecilozonites circumfirmatusCRmolluscs↓
RadishRaphanus raphanistrumVUplants?
Trichechus manatusVUmammals?
Euphorbia centunculoidesENplants↓
Euphorbia longinsulicolaENplants→
Ringed Plover, Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaCRbirds?
Key tree cactusPilosocereus robiniiENplants?
Swollen-spurred BladderwortUtricularia gibbaCRplants?
Mosiera androsianaVUplants→
Poison IvyToxicodendron radicansCRplants?
Rhomboplites aurorubensVUfishes↓
Pseudophoenix sargentiiVUplants↓
Vachellia acuiferaCRplants?
Juniperus barbadensisVUplants↓
Tuna de CruzConsolea macracanthaCRplants?
Styracura schmardaeENfishes↓
Carcharhinus pereziENfishes↓
Cyclura carinataENreptiles→
Bathytoshia centrouraVUfishes↓
Spur-necked Forklet MossDicranella cerviculataCRplants?
Hippocampus erectusVUfishes↓
Cyclura cychluraVUreptiles↓
largeflower rose gentianSabatia grandifloraCRplants?
Leiocephalus greenwayiVUreptiles?
Anolis fairchildiVUreptiles?
Sphaerodactylus inaguaeENreptiles?
Sphaerodactylus mariguanaeENreptiles?
Tropidophis canusVUreptiles?
Agave cacozelaENplants↓
Agave nashiiENplants→
Bursera bruneaENplants↓
Dendrogyra cylindrusCRcorals↓
Ateleia popenoeiCRplants?
Bursera frenningiaeVUplants→
Cyperus correlliiCRplants↓
Ernodea giganteaENplants→
Guettarda nashiiVUplants→
Spermacoce felis-insulaeCRplants↓
Spermacoce inaguensisVUplants?
Sporobolus bahamensisVUplants→
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