Papua New Guinea

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Threatened

226

CR + EN + VU

Critically Endangered

67

CR

Endemic Threatened

693

Found only here

Declining

50%

113 species

Category Breakdown

Distribution of 226 threatened species

CR 67
EN 63
VU 96
CR: 67
EN: 63
VU: 96
Taxonomic Breakdown

Threatened species by group

fishes85 threatened
plants57 threatened
corals28 threatened
insects11 threatened
fungi10 threatened
mammals7 threatened
birds6 threatened
amphibians6 threatened
other invertebrates6 threatened
molluscs6 threatened
reptiles3 threatened
crustaceans1 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
Hephaestus trimaculatusVUfishes?
Lethrinus mahsenaENfishes↓
Lentipes watsoniENfishes?
Ventsia tricarinataCRmolluscs?
Nebrius ferrugineusVUfishes↓
Rhincodon typusENfishes↓
Negaprion acutidensENfishes↓
Rhizoprionodon acutusVUfishes↓
Provanna segonzaciCRmolluscs?
Blue SharkPrionace glaucaVUother invertebrates?
Carcharhinus limbatusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus melanopterusVUfishes↓
Camarophyllopsis schulzeriVUfungi↓
Carcharhinus brevipinnaVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus albimarginatusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoidesVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus plumbeusENfishes↓
Carcharhinus amboinensisVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus leucasVUfishes↓
Planorbidella depressaCRmolluscs?
Lilac CoralRamariopsis pulchellaVUfungi?
Carcharhinus longimanusCRfishes↓
Triaenodon obesusVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus falciformisVUfishes↓
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchosENfishes↓
Paedophryne kathismaphloxCRamphibians↓
Sphyrna lewiniCRfishes↓
Sphyrna zygaenaVUfishes↓
Sphyrna mokarranCRfishes↓
Eusphyra blochiiCRfishes↓
Glaucostegus granulatusCRfishes↓
Glaucostegus typusCRfishes↓
Rhynchobatus australiaeCRfishes↓
Mobula kuhliiENfishes↓
Aetobatus narinariENfishes↓
stinzenkorstAnisomeridium biformeENfungi?
Aetobatus ocellatusENfishes↓
Aetomylaeus vespertilioCRfishes↓
kranshinnelavLeptogium burgessiiVUfungi?
Urolophus bucculentusVUfishes↓
Urogymnus asperrimusENfishes↓
Sea Storm LichenCetrelia olivetorumVUfungi?
Alopias superciliosusVUfishes↓
Anoxypristis cuspidataCRfishes↓
Cophixalus nubicolaVUamphibians?
Cophixalus timidusCRamphibians?
Cophixalus sphagnicolaENamphibians↓
Deania quadrispinosaVUfishes↓
Timonius repertusCRplants?
Austrochaperina novaebritanniaeVUamphibians↓
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