Vanuatu

126 threatened species · 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

🐾

mammals

6

6 threatened

🐦

birds

10

10 threatened

🐢

reptiles

5

5 threatened

🐟

fishes

20

20 threatened

🌱

plants

33

33 threatened

KEY SPECIES

Most Critically Endangered in Vanuatu

ha’agi gohutu, ha’agi gohotu

ha’agi gohutu, ha’agi gohotu

CR

Pelagodoxa henryana

—Unknown
Algarrobilla

Algarrobilla

CR

Senna sophera

—Unknown
Kangadja tsipelapelaka

Kangadja tsipelapelaka

CR

Adiantum philippense

—Unknown
Great Fen-sedge

Great Fen-sedge

EN

Cladium mariscus

—Unknown
🪱

Pipe-cleaner brittlestar

EN

Asteronyx loveni

—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
Hippocampus kelloggiVUfishes↓
Gehyra georgpotthastiVUreptiles↓
Diospyros acrisCRplants↓
Brachylophus bulabulaENreptiles↓
Emoia aneityumensisENreptiles↓
Spiraeanthemum graeffeiENplants—
Cheiloprion labiatusVUfishes↓
Amblyglyphidodon ternatensisVUfishes↓
Emoia erronanVUreptiles→
Partula pyramisENmolluscs↓
Kangadja tsipelapelakaAdiantum philippenseCRplants—
Haliotis rubiginosaCRmolluscs—
Endospermum medullosumVUplants↓
Agathis macrophyllaVUplants—
Partula pacificaVUmolluscs↓
Partula radiosaENmolluscs—
Pseudobulweria beckiCRbirds↓
Pterodroma cervicalisVUbirds↑
Pterodroma leucopteraVUbirds↓
Plerandra cabalioniiENplants↓
Plerandra vanuatuaCRplants↓
Plerandra actinostigmaVUplants↓
Polyscias schmidiiVUplants↓
Caryota ophiopellisCRplants↓
Neoveitchia brunneaCRplants↓
Aplonis santovestrisENbirds↓
Tridacna gigasCRmolluscs↓
Palaquium neoebudicumVUplants↓
Birgus latroVUcrustaceans↓
Pampusana sanctaecrucisENbirds↓
Pterodroma brevipesVUbirds↓
Nesofregetta fuliginosaENbirds↓
Syzygium insulareVUplants↓
Pittosporum aneityenseENplants↓
Astreopora macrostomaENcorals↓
Dugong dugonVUmammals↓
Dipsastraea lizardensisENcorals↓
Endiandra aneityensisENplants↓
Acropora willisaeENcorals↓
Montipora nodosaENcorals↓
Ctenactis albitentaculataENcorals↓
Echinopora lamellosaVUcorals↓
Montipora efflorescensENcorals↓
Montipora digitataENcorals↓
Montipora incrassataENcorals↓
Astreopora expansaVUcorals↓
Montipora hispidaENcorals↓
Montipora spongodesENcorals↓
Acropora dendrumENcorals↓
Anacropora puertogaleraeENcorals↓
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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.