Micronesia

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Threatened

55

CR + EN + VU

Critically Endangered

9

CR

Endemic Threatened

28

Found only here

Declining

56%

31 species

Category Breakdown

Distribution of 55 threatened species

CR 9
EN 17
VU 29
CR: 9
EN: 17
VU: 29
Taxonomic Breakdown

Threatened species by group

fishes21 threatened
corals11 threatened
insects7 threatened
birds5 threatened
other invertebrates4 threatened
plants3 threatened
molluscs2 threatened
fungi1 threatened
crustaceans1 threatened
Top Threats in Micronesia
1.Habitat shifting & alteration74 species
2.Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources70 species
3.Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases57 species
4.Annual & perennial non-timber crops55 species
5.Problematic native species/diseases46 species
6.Logging & wood harvesting42 species
7.Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)42 species
8.Recreational activities39 species
9.Agricultural & forestry effluents36 species
10.Domestic & urban waste water35 species
Endemic Spotlight

28 endemic threatened species found only here

Short-eared Owl

CR

Asio flammeus

koralltrollhummer

EN

Munidopsis serricornis

Pohnpei ground Partula snail

CR

Partula guamensis

All Species in Micronesia (126)
SpeciesStatusGroupTrend
Teinobasis arielVUinsects→
Teinobasis fortisVUinsects→
Teinobasis recurvaENinsects↓
Teinobasis nigroluteaENinsects?
Teinobasis aeridesCRinsects?
Teinobasis budeniVUinsects→
Teinobasis ponapensisCRinsects?
Cheilinus undulatusENfishes↓
Epinephelus polyphekadionVUfishes↓
Epinephelus fuscoguttatusVUfishes↓
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusCRbirds?
Holothuria scabraENother invertebrates↓
koralltrollhummerMunidopsis serricornisENcrustaceans?
scalpel coralGalaxea astreataVUcorals?
Crevalle jackCaranx hipposVUother invertebrates?
Actinopyga echinitesVUother invertebrates↓
Holothuria nobilisENother invertebrates?
Lates japonicusVUfishes↓
Blue CoralHeliopora coeruleaVUcorals?
Bolbometopon muricatumVUfishes↓
Alveopora allingiENcorals↓
カンムリハナサンゴEuphyllia cristataVUcorals?
Pohnpei ground Partula snailPartula guamensisCRmolluscs?
wonder coralCatalaphyllia jardineiVUcorals?
Pavona cactusVUcorals↓
tipped bubblegum coralPhysogyra lichtensteiniVUcorals?
Amblyglyphidodon ternatensisVUfishes↓
Montipora capricornisENcorals↓
Anacropora matthaiiVUcorals↓
starry cup coralAcanthastrea hemprichiiVUcorals?
serpent coralPachyseris rugosaVUcorals?
Oxymonacanthus longirostrisVUfishes↓
mouse-eared snailMyosotella myosotisVUmolluscs?
Lethrinus mahsenaENfishes↓
Sicyopterus eudentatusENfishes↓
Nebrius ferrugineusVUfishes↓
Negaprion acutidensENfishes↓
Carcharhinus limbatusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus melanopterusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus albimarginatusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus longimanusCRfishes↓
Triaenodon obesusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchosENfishes↓
Carcharhinus brachyurusVUfishes↓
Rhinobatos schlegeliiCRfishes↓
Aetobatus narinariENfishes↓
Aetobatus ocellatusENfishes↓
Phoebastria albatrusVUbirds↑
Calidris ferrugineaVUbirds↓
DunlinCalidris alpinaENbirds?
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