List of endangered species in Pakistan

Following is the list of endangered species in Pakistan.

Mammals

Common nameScientific nameImageDescriptionNotesMountain weaselMustela altaicaMountain sheepOvis ammonAsian black bearUrsus thibetanusBalochistan forest dormouseDryomys niethammeriEndemic. The species is only found in juniper forests near Ziarat in Baluchistan. The major threats to this animal are deforestation and degradation of its habitat.Black finless porpoiseNeophocaena phocaenoidesThe finless porpoise is often caught in fishing nets across the coasts of Pakistan. Other threats to the species include habitat loss, boat traffic, and pollution.Burrowing voleHyperacrius fertilisThe species is endemic to Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions. Depletion of habitat due to livestock grazing and human activities are the major threats to this species.Kashmir voleAlticola montosusThe Kashmir vole is found in a few places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir. Habitat loss due to human activities is the main threat to this species.European otterLutra lutraThe species is found in the Himalayan river systems of Pakistan where it is listed as an endangered species.Marbled polecatVormela peregusnaThe species is mostly found in desert areas and is facing major threat in the form of habitat destruction.Fishing catPrionailurus viverrinusHimalayan goralNaemorhedus goralHimalayan musk deerMoschus leucogasterIndian pangolinManis crassicaudataChinese white dolphinSousa chinensisIndus river dolphinPlatanista minor EndemicKashmir muskdeerMoschus cupreusHairy-footed gerbilGerbillus gleadowiMarkhorCapra falconeriPallas's catOtocolobus manulRed deerCervus elaphusSand catFelis margaritaEndemic. The subspecies Felis margarita scheffeli is endemic to Pakistan.Smooth-coated otterLutrogale perspicillataWild goatCapra aegagrusThe subspecies Capra aegagrus blythi and Capra aegagrus chialtanensis are endemic to Pakistan. Brown bear Ursus arctos isabellinusNational status: critically endangered Honey badgerMelivora capensisNational status: critically endangered Striped hyena Hyaena hyaenaNational status: critically endangered CaracalCaracal caracalNational status: critically endangered LeopardPanthera pardusNational status: critically endangered Snow leopardPanthera unciaNational status: critically endangered Indian wild assEquus hemionus khurNational status: critically endangered Goitered gazelle Gazella subgutturosaNational status: critically endangered Himalayan marmotMarmota himalayanaNational status: critically endangered

Reptiles Testudo horsfieldii

Birds Aythya baeri Sterna acuticauda Threskiornis melanocephalus Limosa limosa Chaetornis striata Catreus wallichii Aegypius monachus Pelecanus crispus Neophron percnopterus Numenius arquata Falco peregrinus peregrinus Coracias garrulus Aythya nyroca Ardeotis nigriceps Clanga clanga Chlamydotis undulata Rynchops albicollis Clanga hastata Gyps indicus Ficedula subrubra Falco jugger Phoeniconaias minor Falco naumanni Anser erythropus Tetrax tetrax Locustella major Marmaronetta angustirostris Anhinga melanogaster Mycteria leucocephala Columba eversmanni Haliaeetus leucoryphus Circus macrourus Prinia burnesii Falco cherrug Grus antigone Grus leucogeranus Vanellus gregarius Phylloscopus tytleri Tragopan melanocephalus Oxyura leucocephala Gyps bengalensis Indicator xanthonotus

Fishes Aetomylaeus nichofii Thunnus obesus

Marine animals

Corals Acropora: Acropora formosa, Acropora pharaonis, Acropora hyacinthus, Acropora horrida, Acropora granulosa Birdsnest coral: Seriatopora caliendrum Blue coral: Heliopora coerulea Closed brain coral: Leptoria phrygia Crisp pillow coral: Anomastraea irregularis Erythrastrea flabellata Pseudosiderastrea tayami Fungia curvata Goniastrea peresi, Goniopora stokesi, Goniopora lobata, Goniopora columna Hydnophora microconos, Hydnophora exesa Montastrea annuligera Montipora venosa, Montipora stilosa, Montipora foliosa Favites flexuosa, Favites flexuosa, Favites chinensis, Favites micropentagona, Favites halicora Galaxea astreata Tubipora musica Parasimplastrea sheppardi Pavona venosa, Pavona diffluens, Pavona decussata, Pavona cactus Physogyra lichtensteini Platygyra: Platygyra lamellina Porites: Porites harrisoni, Porites echinulata Psammocora contigua Acanthastrea: Acanthastrea hillae Turbinaria: Turbinaria reniformis, Turbinaria peltata

See also List of mammals of Pakistan List of birds of Pakistan

References

External links Pakistan Environmental Journalists visual database of endangered species in Pakistan (archived at the Internet Archive).