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

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All Species in Papua New Guinea (1,148)
SpeciesStatusGroupTrend
Montipora hoffmeisteriVUcorals↓
Calophyllum morobensisVUplants↓
Cryptocoryne versteegiiENplants↓
Hibiscus bennettiiCRplants↓
Carpodetus archboldianusVUplants—
Psychotria sentanensisENplants—
Timonius hentyiVUplants—
Casearia auriculataENplants—
Casearia halmaherensisENplants—
Croton luciaeENplants—
Croton mallotophyllusENplants—
Austrobuxus dentatusVUplants↓
Syzygium daphneENplants↓
Cryptocarya viridifloraVUplants↓
Rastrelliger brachysomaVUfishes↓
Syzygium leptoneurumVUplants—
Syzygium pluviatileVUplants—
Syzygium pallensVUplants—
Syzygium busuenseENplants—
Syzygium verniciflorumVUplants—
Syzygium pyriformeVUplants—
Syzygium triphlebiumVUplants—
Etlingera grandifloraENplants→
Orania oreophilaENplants—
Heterospathe parvifloraENplants↓
Heterospathe pulleniiENplants—
Millepora intricataENcorals↓
Millepora dichotomaENcorals↓
Millepora platyphyllaENcorals↓
Sicyopus beremeensisVUfishes—
Cryptocoryne dewitiiCRplants↓
Alectryon cardiocarpusVUplants—
Arytera lineosquamulataENplants—
Arytera novaebrittanniaeENplants—
Harpullia solomonensisVUplants—
Calophyllum caudatumVUplants—
Onychoprion aleuticusVUbirds↓
Monoon salomonicumENplants—
Millepora teneraENcorals↓
Millepora exaesaENcorals↓
Ficus schumannianaENplants—
Glochidion oblongifoliumENplants↓
Macaranga tentaculataENplants↓
Phyllanthus caesiusVUplants—
Weinmannia purpureaVUplants—
Hopea scabraCRplants↓
Aglaia penningtonianaENplants↓
Rosselia bracteataCRplants↓
Aglaia leucocladaVUplants—
Aglaia integrifoliaCRplants—
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