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
Paphiopedilum wilhelminaeENplants↓
Paphiopedilum violascensENplants↓
Bulbophyllum thelantyxVUplants?
Bulbophyllum bryophilumENplants↓
Paramelomys gressittiENmammals?
Paraleptomys rufilatusENmammals?
Melomys matambuaiENmammals↓
Solomys salebrosusVUmammals?
Pogonomys fergussoniensisENmammals↓
Nothofagus crenataVUplants↓
Madhuca orientalisVUplants↓
Palaquium morobenseENplants↓
Pichonia occidentalisENplants?
Bungarimba papuanaENplants↓
Mastixiodendron plectocarpumVUplants↓
Dolicholobium longifructumCRplants↓
Psychotria nanifrutexENplants?
Psychotria stevensianaENplants↓
Psychotria foremaniiVUplants?
Psychotria haumugaensisENplants?
Psychotria chrysanthoidesCRplants?
Psychotria longipaniculataCRplants?
Conilurus penicillatusVUmammals↓
Xeromys myoidesVUmammals↓
Caretta carettaVUreptiles↓
Dendrobium kauldorumiiENplants↓
Freycinetia awaiarensisVUplants?
Hippocampus spinosissimusVUfishes↓
Yellow Marsh SaxifrageSaxifraga hirculusENplants?
Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanumCRplants↓
Croton leptanthusCRplants?
Paphiopedilum papuanumENplants↓
Paphiopedilum wentworthianumCRplants↓
Lamellomphalus manusensisCRmolluscs?
Cryptocarya montanaCRplants↓
Pleuranthodium papilionaceumVUplants?
Macaranga coggygriaENplants?
Glochidion grossumENplants?
Hibiscus clayiCRplants↓
Pristis zijsronCRfishes↓
Swollen-spurred BladderwortUtricularia gibbaCRplants?
Pelochelys bibroniVUreptiles?
Pelochelys signiferaVUreptiles↓
Diospyros cordato-oblongaENplants?
Diospyros potamicaCRplants?
Diospyros rhododendroidesENplants?
Diospyros normanbyensisENplants?
Diospyros glabrataCRplants?
Diospyros areolifoliaENplants?
Diospyros terminalisCRplants?
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