Chile

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Threatened

414

CR + EN + VU

Critically Endangered

88

CR

Endemic Threatened

169

Found only here

Declining

59%

246 species

Category Breakdown

Distribution of 414 threatened species

CR 88
EN 156
VU 170
CR: 88
EN: 156
VU: 170
Taxonomic Breakdown

Threatened species by group

plants134 threatened
fishes73 threatened
fungi46 threatened
birds41 threatened
amphibians36 threatened
reptiles27 threatened
mammals18 threatened
insects16 threatened
molluscs13 threatened
other invertebrates8 threatened
corals2 threatened
Top Threats in Chile
1.Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources128 species
2.Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases92 species
3.Logging & wood harvesting84 species
4.Habitat shifting & alteration83 species
5.Livestock farming & ranching80 species
6.Annual & perennial non-timber crops70 species
7.Housing & urban areas69 species
8.Mining & quarrying53 species
9.Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals52 species
10.Roads & railroads42 species
Endemic Spotlight

169 endemic threatened species found only here

Variegated Lady Beetle

EN

Hippodamia variegata

St. Johnswort Beetle

CR

Chrysolina hyperici

Brown Emerald Damselfly

EN

Sympecma fusca

Short-eared Owl

CR

Asio flammeus

All Species in Chile (414)
SpeciesStatusGroupTrend
Myrceugenia schulzeiENplants↓
Podiceps gallardoiCRbirds→
Pterodroma longirostrisVUbirds↓
Boletus chilensisENfungi↓
Sternula lorataENbirds↓
Balaenoptera musculusENmammals↑
Robinsonia berteroiCRplants?
Paralichthys patagonicusVUfishes↓
Odontesthes brevianalisVUfishes↓
Odontesthes mauleanumVUfishes↓
Cheirodon australeVUfishes→
Cheirodon kilianiENfishes↓
Cheirodon pisciculusENfishes↓
Orestias ascotanensisVUfishes?
Orestias chungarensisCRfishes↓
Orestias laucaensisENfishes↓
Orestias parinacotensisENfishes↓
Diplomystes camposensisVUfishes↓
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensisENfishes↓
Nematogenys inermisCRfishes↓
Percichthys melanopsCRfishes↓
Percilia gillissiENfishes↓
Percilia irwiniENfishes↓
Trichomycterus chiltoniENfishes↓
Trichomycterus laucaensisVUfishes?
Oryctolagus cuniculusENmammals↓
Amanita morenoiVUfungi?
Amanita nouhraeVUfungi?
Aleurodiscus stratosusCRfungi?
Entoloma chilenseENfungi↓
Uncobasidium roseocremeumVUfungi↓
Chlorovibrissea chilensisENfungi↓
Gymnopanella nothofagiVUfungi↓
Lichenomphalia altoandinaVUfungi↓
Artomyces nothofagiENfungi↓
Diplomystes incognitusENfishes↓
Nothofagus alessandriiENplants↓
Stangea paulaeVUplants?
Laterallus jamaicensisENbirds↓
Boehmeria excelsaCRplants↓
Numenius borealisCRbirds?
Sephanoides fernandensisCRbirds↓
Vultur gryphusVUbirds↓
Phoenicoparrus andinusVUbirds↓
Spheniscus humboldtiVUbirds↓
Buteo ventralisENbirds↓
Zearaja chilensisENfishes↓
Eudyptes chrysolophusVUbirds↓
Carex phylloscirpoidesCRplants?
Agriornis albicaudaVUbirds↓
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