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
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
Distribution of 126 threatened species
Threatened species by group
28 endemic threatened species found only here
| Species | Status | Group | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montipora grisea | EN | corals | ↓ |
| Montipora foveolata | EN | corals | ↓ |
| Montipora turtlensis | EN | corals | ↓ |
| Seriatopora aculeata | EN | corals | ↓ |
| Montipora peltiformis | EN | corals | ↓ |
| Montipora capitata | EN | corals | ↓ |
| Montipora mollis | EN | corals | ↓ |
| Montipora hoffmeisteri | VU | corals | ↓ |
| Hibiscus bennettii | CR | plants | ↓ |
| Cryptocarya wilsonii | EN | plants | ↓ |
| Ouagapia perryi | EN | molluscs | — |
| Ventilago vanuatuana | VU | plants | ↓ |
| Pterophylla macgillivrayi | EN | plants | ↓ |
| Mops bregullae | EN | mammals | ↓ |
| Neonauclea solomonensis | VU | plants | — |
| Crossostylis cominsii | VU | plants | ↓ |
| Myristica guillauminiana | EN | plants | ↓ |
| Pelagodoxa mesocarpa | CR | plants | ↓ |
| Melicope erromangensis | EN | plants | ↓ |
| Melicope laevis | EN | plants | ↓ |
| Tapeinosperma kajewskii | EN | plants | ↓ |
| Metrosideros tabwemasanaensis | EN | plants | ↓ |
| Chisocheton rex | EN | plants | ↓ |
| Partula auraniana | EN | molluscs | — |
| Charadrius mongolus | EN | birds | ↓ |
| Cycas seemannii | VU | plants | ↓ |
Claude-generated brief pending enrichment
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.