Papua New Guinea

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Threatened

1,148

CR + EN + VU

Critically Endangered

271

CR

Endemic Threatened

693

Found only here

Declining

42%

485 species

Category Breakdown

Distribution of 1,148 threatened species

CR 271
EN 484
VU 393
CR: 271
EN: 484
VU: 393
Taxonomic Breakdown

Threatened species by group

plants736 threatened
fishes130 threatened
corals93 threatened
mammals51 threatened
birds34 threatened
molluscs29 threatened
amphibians28 threatened
insects14 threatened
fungi13 threatened
reptiles11 threatened
other invertebrates6 threatened
crustaceans3 threatened
Top Threats in Papua New Guinea
1.Logging & wood harvesting745 species
2.Annual & perennial non-timber crops606 species
3.Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources311 species
4.Mining & quarrying169 species
5.Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases162 species
6.Habitat shifting & alteration153 species
7.Housing & urban areas131 species
8.Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)120 species
9.Problematic native species/diseases101 species
10.Agricultural & forestry effluents90 species
Endemic Spotlight

693 endemic threatened species found only here

Endemic data will be available after full ingestion

All Species in Papua New Guinea (1,148)
SpeciesStatusGroupTrend
Diplacina arsinoeVUinsects↓
Papuagrion corruptumVUinsects?
Rhyacocnemis sufficiensVUinsects?
Diplacina persephoneVUinsects↓
Selysioneura drymobiaCRinsects?
Troides prattorumVUinsects?
Dark Grass BlueZizeeria karsandraVUinsects?
Cheilinus undulatusENfishes↓
Ornithoptera alexandraeENinsects?
Scarce SwallowtailIphiclides podaliriusVUinsects?
Hemp Agrimony PlumeAdaina microdactylaVUinsects?
Mogurnda orientalisENfishes?
Mogurnda maccuneaeCRfishes↓
Mogurnda mosaCRfishes↓
Mogurnda variegataCRfishes↓
Mogurnda lineataENfishes?
Oxyeleotris caecaVUfishes?
Tateurndina ocellicaudaVUfishes?
Allomogurnda flavimarginataCRfishes↓
Tetracentrum apogonoidesVUfishes→
Tetracentrum caudovittatusCRfishes?
Tetracentrum honessiVUfishes?
Parambassis altipinnisCRfishes?
Parantica garamantisVUinsects?
Epinephelus polyphekadionVUfishes↓
Epinephelus fuscoguttatusVUfishes↓
anemone coralGoniopora burgosiVUcorals?
Macrobrachium hirtimanusENcrustaceans↓
Actinopyga echinitesVUother invertebrates↓
scalpel coralGalaxea astreataVUcorals?
Galaxea acrheliaVUcorals?
Crevalle jackCaranx hipposVUother invertebrates?
plate coralHeliofungia actiniformisVUcorals?
bowl coralHalomitra clavatorVUcorals?
Holothuria nobilisENother invertebrates?
Ninox odiosaVUbirds↓
Blue CoralHeliopora coeruleaVUcorals?
Pipe-cleaner brittlestarAsteronyx loveniENother invertebrates?
Bolbometopon muricatumVUfishes↓
Fearful OwlNesasio solomonensisVUbirds?
Montipora caliculataENcorals↓
Alveopora allingiENcorals↓
leaf coralPavona venosaVUcorals?
カンムリハナサンゴEuphyllia cristataVUcorals?
Pohnpei ground Partula snailPartula guamensisCRmolluscs?
wonder coralCatalaphyllia jardineiVUcorals?
Nemenzophyllia turbidaVUcorals?
Ctenella chagiusCRcorals↓
Montipora corbettensisENcorals↓
Ecsenius tigrisVUfishes?
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