Vanuatu

126 threatened species ยท Biodiversity Intelligence Dashboard

Threatened Species

126

CR + EN + VU assessed

Critically Endangered

12

Highest risk

Endangered

65

Very high risk

Declining

79%

100 species

Vulnerable

49

High risk

Threatened Animals

54

In this country

Threatened Plants

33

In this country

Endemic Threatened

28

Found only here

BIODIVERSITY SNAPSHOT

Species by Group

๐Ÿพ

mammals

6

6 threatened

๐Ÿฆ

birds

10

10 threatened

๐Ÿข

reptiles

5

5 threatened

๐ŸŸ

fishes

20

20 threatened

๐ŸŒฑ

plants

33

33 threatened

KEY SPECIES

Most Critically Endangered in Vanuatu

haโ€™agi gohutu, haโ€™agi gohotu

haโ€™agi gohutu, haโ€™agi gohotu

CR

Pelagodoxa henryana

โ€”Unknown
Algarrobilla

Algarrobilla

CR

Senna sophera

โ€”Unknown
Kangadja tsipelapelaka

Kangadja tsipelapelaka

CR

Adiantum philippense

โ€”Unknown
Great Fen-sedge

Great Fen-sedge

EN

Cladium mariscus

โ€”Unknown
๐Ÿชฑ

Pipe-cleaner brittlestar

EN

Asteronyx loveni

โ€”Unknown

GLOBAL CONTEXT

Comparison to Global

Global Share

0.23%

of assessed threatened species in SpeciesRadar database

Country Rank

#169

out of 277 countries in database

Avg Threats / Species

3.4

vs 3.2 global average threats per species

DATA QUALITY

Data Coverage for Vanuatu

Species with images

30%

38 of 126 species

Species with AI profiles

3%

4 of 126 species

Species with threat data

100%

126 of 126 species

Category Breakdown

Distribution of 126 threatened species

CR 12
EN 65
VU 49
CR: 12
EN: 65
VU: 49
Taxonomic Breakdown

Threatened species by group

corals39 threatened
plants33 threatened
fishes20 threatened
birds10 threatened
molluscs7 threatened
mammals6 threatened
reptiles5 threatened
other invertebrates5 threatened
crustaceans1 threatened
Top Threats in Vanuatu
1.Annual & perennial non-timber crops62 species
2.Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources58 species
3.Habitat shifting & alteration54 species
4.Logging & wood harvesting48 species
5.Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases43 species
6.Problematic native species/diseases36 species
7.Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)36 species
8.Recreational activities32 species
9.Agricultural & forestry effluents31 species
10.Domestic & urban waste water28 species
Endemic Spotlight

28 endemic threatened species found only here

Pipe-cleaner brittlestar

EN

Asteronyx loveni

All Threatened Species in Vanuatu (126)
SpeciesStatusGroupTrend
Cheilinus undulatusENfishesโ†“
Epinephelus polyphekadionVUfishesโ†“
Epinephelus fuscoguttatusVUfishesโ†“
leaf coralPavona venosaVUcoralsโ€”
scalpel coralGalaxea astreataVUcoralsโ€”
Actinopyga echinitesVUother invertebratesโ†“
plate coralHeliofungia actiniformisVUcoralsโ€”
Holothuria nobilisENother invertebratesโ€”
Blue CoralHeliopora coeruleaVUcoralsโ€”
Bolbometopon muricatumVUfishesโ†“
Montipora caliculataENcoralsโ†“
ใ‚ซใƒณใƒ ใƒชใƒใƒŠใ‚ตใƒณใ‚ดEuphyllia cristataVUcoralsโ€”
Ecsenius tigrisVUfishesโ€”
Montipora corbettensisENcoralsโ†“
Pavona cactusVUcoralsโ†“
tipped bubblegum coralPhysogyra lichtensteiniVUcoralsโ€”
Pipe-cleaner brittlestarAsteronyx loveniENother invertebratesโ€”
Montipora crassituberculataENcoralsโ†“
Cactus CoralPavona decussataVUcoralsโ€”
Holothuria scabraENother invertebratesโ†“
Anacropora reticulataENcoralsโ†“
Montipora capricornisENcoralsโ†“
Alveopora marionensisENcoralsโ†“
Lobophyllia diminutaENcoralsโ†“
serpent coralPachyseris rugosaVUcoralsโ€”
Alveopora fenestrataENcoralsโ†“
Oxymonacanthus longirostrisVUfishesโ†“
Oreochromis mossambicusVUfishesโ†“
Sicyopterus sarasiniENfishesโ†“
Negaprion acutidensENfishesโ†“
Blue SharkPrionace glaucaVUother invertebratesโ€”
Carcharhinus melanopterusVUfishesโ†“
Triaenodon obesusVUfishesโ†“
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchosENfishesโ†“
Mobula kuhliiENfishesโ†“
Aetobatus narinariENfishesโ†“
Aetobatus ocellatusENfishesโ†“
Carcharodon carchariasVUfishesโ†“
Deania quadrispinosaVUfishesโ†“
Calidris ferrugineaVUbirdsโ†“
Numenius madagascariensisENbirdsโ†“
Notopteris macdonaldiiVUmammalsโ†“
Pteropus anetianusVUmammalsโ†“
Pteropus fundatusENmammalsโ€”
haโ€™agi gohutu, haโ€™agi gohotuPelagodoxa henryanaCRplantsโ€”
Emballonura semicaudataENmammalsโ†“
Great Fen-sedgeCladium mariscusENplantsโ€”
Coffea arabicaENplantsโ†“
Caretta carettaVUreptilesโ†“
AlgarrobillaSenna sopheraCRplantsโ€”
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AI Biodiversity Brief

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Methodology: Species counts reflect IUCN Red List threatened categories (CR, EN, VU). Non-threatened categories (NT, LC, DD) are not included. Source: IUCN Red List 2025-2, GBIF.