Near Threatened is a classification category on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Threatened Species List. Currently 2,657 species are defined as near threatened. Scientists categorize a species as Near Threatened when conservationists believe that it will face extinction in the near future, but it doesn’t currently meet the standards for another category.
There are six main reasons why scientists categorize taxons as near threatened:
- Habitat loss
- Introduction of a foreign species
- Hunting
- Pollution
- Disease
- Loss of genetic variation
Near Threatened Species
![A African Bush Elephant](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/1280px-African_Bush_Elephants-400x300.jpg)
African Bush Elephant
Can drink up to 50 gallons a day
![A Agouti](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/01/shutterstock_1868048887-400x300.jpg)
Agouti
The agouti is one of the only animals that can crack open Brazil nut pods!
![A Alaskan Pollock](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/04/shutterstock_1583113354-400x300.jpg)
Alaskan Pollock
It's one of the most commonly eaten fish in the world
![A Albacore Tuna](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/01/Tuna-Albacore-swimming-400x300.jpg)
Albacore Tuna
The albacore is a very fast swimmer
![A Albatross](https://a-z-animals.com/media/albatross-5-400x300.jpg)
Albatross
The largest wingspan of any bird in the world!
![A Angelfish](https://a-z-animals.com/media/angelfish-4-400x300.jpg)
Angelfish
There are 70 different species!
![A Archerfish](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/08/Banded-Archerfish-400x300.jpg)
Archerfish
Archerfish can shoot a stream of water up to five feet with amazing accuracy.
![A Asian Giant Hornet](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/asian_giant_hornet.jpg)
Asian Giant Hornet
The largest wasp in the world!
![A Axanthic Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/11/iStock-1355309525-400x300.jpg)
Axanthic Ball Python
Axanthic ball pythons lack yellow pigment in their skin!
![A Badger](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/badger1-400x281.jpg)
Badger
Can reach speeds of 30 km/h!
![A Bamboo Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/07/shutterstock_1228337611-400x300.jpg)
Bamboo Shark
Can reproduce asexually
![A Banana Cinnamon Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/Banana-Cinnamon-Ball-Python-400x300.jpg)
Banana Cinnamon Ball Python
Banana cinnamon ball pythons came from combining the banana and cinnamon genes.
![A Bearded Vulture](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/02/Bearded-Vulture-in-Flight-Wings-Out-400x300.jpg)
Bearded Vulture
These birds eat a diet of bones
![A Beaver](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Beaver-header-400x300.jpg)
Beaver
Builds a dam from sticks and leaves!
![A Bison](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/American_bison_k5680-1-400x300.jpg)
Bison
Largest mammal in North America!
![A Black Bass](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/01/black-sea-bass-in-water-400x300.jpg)
Black Bass
The most popular game fish in North America
![A Blackpoll Warbler](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/12/blackpoll-warbler4-400x300.jpg)
Blackpoll Warbler
They migrate for the longest distance of any warbler.
![A Blue Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/07/Blue-Shark-header-400x300.jpg)
Blue Shark
Blue sharks can have up to 135 pups at a time.
![A Bronze Whaler Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/07/Bronze-Whaler-Shark-header-400x300.jpg)
Bronze Whaler Shark
The Bronze Whaler Sharks only hunt in large groups.
![A Brookesia Micra](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/09/Brookesia-Micra-header-400x300.jpg)
Brookesia Micra
Brookesia micra can curl up and pretend to be a dead leaf if it’s threatened.
![A Brown Hyena](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/04/Brown-Hyena-header-400x300.jpg)
Brown Hyena
They don’t laugh
![A Bumblebee](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/bumble_bee-400x300.jpg)
Bumblebee
The most common species of bee!
![A Cantil](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/03/shutterstock_1065985814-400x300.jpg)
Cantil
Cantils heads are marked with bright white lines on each side of their heads.
![A Capuchin](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/12/shutterstock_205386763-400x300.jpg)
Capuchin
Named after Capuchin friars.
![A Catfish](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/catfish-400x300.jpg)
Catfish
There are nearly 3,000 different species!
![A Chameleon](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/chameleon2-400x300.jpg)
Chameleon
There are more than 160 different species!
![A Cicada](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/04/Cicada-header-400x300.jpg)
Cicada
Cicadas have one of the longest insect lifespans
![A Cinereous Vulture](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/03/Cinereous-Vulture-header-400x300.jpg)
Cinereous Vulture
This vulture can fly at great heights. At least one was found a few thousand feet from the top of Mount Everest.
![A Cobras](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/05/monocled-cobra-snake-on-white-picture-id1278579199-400x300.jpg)
Cobras
Several medicines have been created using cobra venom.
![A Common Grackle](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/08/shutterstock_1579316269-400x300.jpg)
Common Grackle
Common grackles are a pest species that damage crops and spread disease.
![A Common Spotted Cuscus](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/cuscus5-400x300.jpg)
Common Spotted Cuscus
Has a long, strong prehensile tail!
![A Coral](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2020/05/Coral-header-400x300.jpg)
Coral
There are more than 6000 species of coral in the world's oceans.
![A Cow](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/cow1.jpg)
Cow
There are nearly 1.5 billion worldwide!
![A Crab](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/crab-400x300.jpg)
Crab
There are 93 different crab groups
![A Crane](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/01/Types-of-Crane-birds-header-400x300.jpg)
Crane
Many are critically endangered species!
![A Cuttlefish](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/cuttlefish-400x300.jpg)
Cuttlefish
Found throughout the world's oceans!
![A Deer](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/deer5-400x300.jpg)
Deer
There are around 40 different species!
![A Deer Mouse](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/01/shutterstock_1542068822-400x300.jpg)
Deer Mouse
Roughly 60 different species of deer mice range from Canada to Central America!
![A Desert Ghost Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/Desert-Ghost-Ball-Python-2-400x300.jpg)
Desert Ghost Ball Python
Desert ghost ball pythons are even more beautiful when they're bred with another type like enchi ball pythons.
![A Desert Tortoise](https://a-z-animals.com/media/300x400-placeholder.png)
Desert Tortoise
Lives in burrows underground!
![A Dingo](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/dingo1-400x300.jpg)
Dingo
Natively found on the Australian continent!
![A Discus](https://a-z-animals.com/media/discus-1-400x300.jpg)
Discus
One of the only schooling Cichlids!
![A Dolphin](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2018/09/Dolphin-header-400x300.jpg)
Dolphin
Can reach speeds of up to 25 mph!
![A Donkey](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/donkey1-397x300.jpg)
Donkey
First domesticated 5,000 years ago!
![A Dragonfly](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Dragonfly-header-400x300.jpg)
Dragonfly
It's larvae are carnivorous!
![A Dugong](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/dugong1.jpg)
Dugong
Closely related to the Manatee!
![A Dwarf Boa](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/05/dwarf-boa-suriname-shutterstock_1294336471-400x300.jpg)
Dwarf Boa
Some species can change color from dark to light, and back again.
![A Eagle](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Eagle-header-400x300.jpg)
Eagle
Has exceptional eyesight!
![A Eagle Ray](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/12/shutterstock_1062226250-400x300.jpg)
Eagle Ray
Majestic underwater bird like fish
![A Eastern Hognose Snake](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/08/eastern-hognose-snake-with-flattened-neck-on-sandy-soil-with-grass-picture-id1317991165-400x300.jpg)
Eastern Hognose Snake
Eastern hognose snakes are venomous, but only to frogs and toads.
![A Eastern Meadowlark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/iStock-1321998379-400x300.jpg)
Eastern Meadowlark
They can live up to 9 years.
![A Eider](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/11/Spectacled-Eider-400x300.jpg)
Eider
Eiders are sexually dimorphic, with males being larger and more colorful.
![A Elegant Tern](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/02/Elegant-Tern-header-400x300.jpg)
Elegant Tern
Have a lifespan of 20 years or more
![A Elephant](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Elephant-header-2-400x300.jpg)
Elephant
Spends around 22 hours a day eating!
![A Emperor Goose](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/11/iStock-1347869063-400x300.jpg)
Emperor Goose
Their calls sound like a nasally “kla-ha, kla-ha, kla-ha.”
![A Falcon](https://a-z-animals.com/media/Falcon-red-footed-400x300.jpg)
Falcon
The fastest creatures on the planet!
![A False Killer Whale](https://a-z-animals.com/media/False-Killer-Whale-1-400x300.jpg)
False Killer Whale
The false killer whale looks like a cross between a dolphin and orca!
![A Ferret](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Ferret-header-400x300.jpg)
Ferret
Ferrets can be trained to do tricks like dogs!
![A Finch](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/11/shutterstock_630443792-400x300.jpg)
Finch
Finches have strong, conical bills that help them break open tough seeds that many other birds cannot.
![A Fire Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/Orange-Dream-Ball-Python-400x300.jpg)
Fire Ball Python
The fire ball python morph is known for its rich golden and reddish-brown coloration.
![A Florida Mouse](https://a-z-animals.com/media/300x400-placeholder.png)
Florida Mouse
It is the only mammal native to the state of Florida.
![A Fox](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/fox3-400x300.jpg)
Fox
Only 12 species are considered "true foxes"
![A Freeway Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/Freeway-Ball-Python-2-400x300.jpg)
Freeway Ball Python
Freeway ball pythons come from breeding yellow belly and asphalt ball pythons.
![A Frog](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2018/09/Frog-header-2-400x300.jpg)
Frog
There are around 7,000 different species!
![A Fur Seal](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/fur_seal-400x300.jpg)
Fur Seal
Found only in the Northern Hemisphere!
![A Galapagos Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/06/galapagos-shark-400x300.jpg)
Galapagos Shark
Galapagos sharks are cannibalistic and sometimes eat their young, so the pups stay away from the adults in shallow water.
![A Gecko](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2018/09/Gecko-header-2-400x300.jpg)
Gecko
There are thought to be over 2,000 species!
![A Gentoo Penguin](https://a-z-animals.com/media/gentoo-penguin-header-400x300.jpg)
Gentoo Penguin
Found throughout the sub-Antarctic!
![A Gibbon](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/gibbon-400x300.jpg)
Gibbon
Found in dense jungles and tropical forests!
![A Gila Monster](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2018/09/Gila-monster-header-400x300.jpg)
Gila Monster
This lizard's tail acts as a fat-storage facility!
![A Golden Mole](https://a-z-animals.com/media/300x400-placeholder.png)
Golden Mole
The golden mole is so named because of its iridescent coat, which gives it a shining, rainbow-like effect.
![A Gopher](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/gopher-400x300.jpg)
Gopher
They dig large networks of tunnels!
![A Goral](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/01/shutterstock_1161168007-400x300.jpg)
Goral
A mix between a goat and an antelope
![A Gorilla](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Gorilla-header-400x300.jpg)
Gorilla
The biggest of the world's primates!
![A Gouldian Finch](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/01/Gouldian-Finch-close-up-400x300.jpg)
Gouldian Finch
The male Gouldian finch bobs its head and fluffs its feathers to court a female.
![A Grebe](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/09/shutterstock_2185031533-400x300.jpg)
Grebe
They swim like frogs
![A Grey Reef Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/grey_reef_shark-400x300.jpg)
Grey Reef Shark
One of the most common shark species!
![A Grey Seal](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/grey_seal1-400x300.jpg)
Grey Seal
One of the rarest species of seal on Earth
![A Grizzly Bear](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/grizzly_bear-400x300.jpg)
Grizzly Bear
Less than 10% make it into adulthood
![A Ground Squirrel](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/01/shutterstock_568732039-400x300.jpg)
Ground Squirrel
Ground squirrels are adept excavators and can dig colonial burrows larger than football fields!
![A Grunion](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/08/Grunion-mating-400x300.jpg)
Grunion
Their whole bodies are edible
![A Guadalupe Bass](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/01/Guadalupe_bass_-_Micropterus_treculii-400x300.jpg)
Guadalupe Bass
Freshwater fish native to Texas
![A Hammerhead Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/hammerhead-shark-2-400x300.jpg)
Hammerhead Shark
Found in coastal waters around the world!
![A Hare](https://a-z-animals.com/media/hare-1-400x300.jpg)
Hare
Can reach speeds of over 50 mph!
![A Harpy Eagle](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/harpy_eagle-400x300.jpg)
Harpy Eagle
Talon's the size of a grizzly bear's claws!
![A Hawaiian Goose (Nene)](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/03/shutterstock_506679181-400x300.jpg)
Hawaiian Goose (Nene)
They have the longest breeding season of any goose.
![A Hellbender](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/01/Hellbender-header-400x300.jpg)
Hellbender
This giant salamander has lived in its ecosystem for about 65 million years
![A Hercules Beetle](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Hercules-Beetle-header-400x300.jpg)
Hercules Beetle
This dynastine scarab beetle makes a weird huffing sound when it’s disturbed.
![A Hermit Crab](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/hermit_crab-400x300.jpg)
Hermit Crab
There are over 500 different species!
![A Honduran White Bat](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/04/Honduran-White-Bat-header-400x300.jpg)
Honduran White Bat
The bat only eats figs.
![A Horse Mackerel](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/Yellowfin-Horse-Mackerel-400x300.jpg)
Horse Mackerel
Got their name from a myth that other fish would ride them over great distances
![A Hyena](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/hyena1-400x300.jpg)
Hyena
There are four different species!
![A Iguana](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Iguana-header-400x300.jpg)
Iguana
Uses visual signals to communicate!
![A Indian python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/08/python-molurus-molurus-iStock-1164867147-400x300.jpg)
Indian python
Kaa from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book was an Indian Python.
![A Jaguar](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/jaguar1-400x300.jpg)
Jaguar
The largest feline on the American continent!
![A Japanese Macaque](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/japanese_macaque-400x300.jpg)
Japanese Macaque
Has cheek pouches for storing food!
![A Killer Clown Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/Killer-Clown-Ball-Python-400x300.jpg)
Killer Clown Ball Python
Killer clown ball pythons can cost several thousand dollars.
![A King Crab](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/king_crab-400x300.jpg)
King Crab
Can have a leg span of nearly 2 meters!
![A Kingfisher](https://a-z-animals.com/media/kingfisher-1-400x300.jpg)
Kingfisher
Inhabits wetlands and woodlands worldwide!
![A Kirtland’s Snake](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/02/Kirtlands-snake-header-400x300.jpg)
Kirtland’s Snake
It is considered to be the least aquatic of water snakes.
![A Kiwi](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Kiwi-close-up-400x300.jpg)
Kiwi
Only found in the forests of New Zealand!
![A Kori Bustard](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/02/Kori-Bustard-header-400x300.jpg)
Kori Bustard
It's easily identified by its crest, large size, and wingspan
![A Lavender Albino Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/08/the-royal-python-purple-albino-ball-python-on-white-background-picture-id1405837243-400x300.jpg)
Lavender Albino Ball Python
The first two lavender albino ball pythons were wild-hatched and imported from Africa.
![A Leaf-Tailed Gecko](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Leaf-tailed-gecko-header-400x300.jpg)
Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Only found on Madagascar!
![A Lemming](https://a-z-animals.com/media/lemming-1-400x300.jpg)
Lemming
Does not hibernate during the bitter Arctic winter!
![A Leopard](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/leopard_11-400x300.jpg)
Leopard
Spends much of the time high in the trees!
![A Leopard Seal](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/leopard_seal-400x300.jpg)
Leopard Seal
The world's most aggressive seal species!
![A Lizard](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Lizard-header-2-400x300.jpg)
Lizard
There are around 5,000 different species!
![A Loggerhead Shrike](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/03/shutterstock_1622427127-400x300.jpg)
Loggerhead Shrike
Its nickname is the butcherbird!
![A Lumpfish](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/04/shutterstock_1631352274-400x300.jpg)
Lumpfish
The lumpfish have sticky suction cups on their fins
![A Lyrebird](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/10/Lyrebird-header-400x300.jpg)
Lyrebird
Lyrebirds mimic birds of prey to deter predators such as birds of prey.
![A Macaque](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/03/macaque-1-400x300.jpg)
Macaque
Macaque females will pass on their social rankings to their daughters
![A Macaroni Penguin](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/macaroni_penguin-400x300.jpg)
Macaroni Penguin
Gather in colonies of up to 100,000 members!
![A Magellanic Penguin](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/magellanic_penguin-400x300.jpg)
Magellanic Penguin
Threatened by oil spills!
![A Magpie](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/magpie-400x300.jpg)
Magpie
They are found across Europe, Asia and Africa!
![A Mandrill](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/mandrill-400x300.jpg)
Mandrill
Distinctively coloured noses and rumps!
![A Maned Wolf](https://a-z-animals.com/media/maned-wolf-3-400x300.jpg)
Maned Wolf
Despite its name, the Maned Wolf is not actually a wolf.
![A Margay](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/04/Smallest-Cats_-Margay-400x300.jpg)
Margay
Margays are one of the world’s most highly adapted cat species for climbing trees!
![A Mayfly](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/mayfly1-400x300.jpg)
Mayfly
There are 2,500 known species worldwide!
![A Minke Whale](https://a-z-animals.com/media/minke-whale-1-400x300.jpg)
Minke Whale
There are two recognised species!
![A Mojave Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/12/Mojave-Ball-Python-Close-Up-400x300.jpg)
Mojave Ball Python
Instead of the typically banded or ‘alien head’ patterning of most ball python morphs, the Mojave morph’s patterning is characterized by lots of large, circular splotches with small, dark brown dots in their centers.
![A Mole](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/mole-400x300.jpg)
Mole
Primarily hunts and feeds on Earthworms!
![A Molly](https://a-z-animals.com/media/Molly-Poecilia-sphenops-orange-molly-400x300.jpg)
Molly
Known for their calm and peaceful nature!
![A Monitor Lizard](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2018/09/Monitor-lizard-header-400x300.jpg)
Monitor Lizard
Some species are thought to carry a weak venom!
![A Monkfish](https://a-z-animals.com/media/monkfish-400x300.jpg)
Monkfish
Called the poor man's lobster!
![A Moth](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/moth2-400x300.jpg)
Moth
There are 250,000 different species!
![A Narwhal](https://a-z-animals.com/media/narwhal-2-400x300.jpg)
Narwhal
Lives and hunts in the frigid Arctic!
![A Nautilus](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/08/chambered-nautilus-400x300.jpg)
Nautilus
Living fossils that evolved over 500 million years ago
![A Nicobar pigeon](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/12/Nicobar-Pigeon-header-400x300.jpg)
Nicobar pigeon
Unlike other pigeons, Nicobar pigeons don't fly in haphazard flocks but in columns or single file.
![A Northern Bobwhite](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/01/shutterstock_2005028762-400x300.jpg)
Northern Bobwhite
The northern bobwhite is named for its distinctive whistling call that sounds like ‘bob-white’.
![A Northern Screamer](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/09/7680220606_e65310c981_o-400x300.jpg)
Northern Screamer
They are closely related to magpie geese
![A Nurse Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/07/GettyImages-1333764358-400x300.jpg)
Nurse Shark
Commonly found in Central American waters!
![A Ocellated Turkey](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/01/shutterstock_1369385525-400x300.jpg)
Ocellated Turkey
These birds are timid and hard to spot, but their noisy gobbles give them away.
![A Okapi](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/04/Weirdest-Animal_-Okapi-400x300.jpg)
Okapi
Eats more than 100 different types of plants!
![A Orange Dream Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/Orange-Dream-Ball-Python-400x300.jpg)
Orange Dream Ball Python
The "Orange Dream" name came from the idea that the morph would make its first breeder a million dollars.
![A Ornate Box Turtle](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/11/shutterstock_137590298-400x300.jpg)
Ornate Box Turtle
One of the biggest threats to the orate box turtle population is that when during extremely hot or cold breeding season a vast majority of the hatchlings are of one sex.
![A Otter](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/09/shutterstock-3662870-huge-licensed-scaled-400x300.jpg)
Otter
There are 13 different species worldwide
![A Pacific Sleeper Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/07/Close-up-of-Sleeper-Shark-400x300.jpg)
Pacific Sleeper Shark
In 2015, a Pacific Sleeper Shark was filmed living underneath an active volcano near the Solomon Islands. This shark is able to survive in waters with very high temperatures and acidity!
![A Pademelon](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/pademelon-396x300.jpg)
Pademelon
Inhabits the jungles of the far east!
![A Panda Pied Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/11/shutterstock_2185543435-400x300.jpg)
Panda Pied Ball Python
The panda pied ball python morph is a combination of the piebald and black pastel traits.
![A Panther](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/panther-400x300.jpg)
Panther
Prefers to hunt at night than during the day!
![A Partridge](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/08/partridge-400x300.jpg)
Partridge
Long-lost civilizations have immortalized male partridges in art, depicting them as a symbol of fertility.
![A Patagonian Mara](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/12/shutterstock_60534199-400x300.jpg)
Patagonian Mara
Patagonian maras mate for life, but raise their pups in large communal dens!
![A Penguin](https://a-z-animals.com/media/Penguin-Aptenodytes-Forsteri-walking-on-beach-400x300.jpg)
Penguin
Spends 75% of it's time hunting for food!
![A Philippine Cobra](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/05/Philippine-Cobra-header-400x300.jpg)
Philippine Cobra
Philippine cobra is a highly venomous species of spitting cobra.
![A Pink Fairy Armadillo](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/pink_fairy_armadillo-400x300.jpg)
Pink Fairy Armadillo
The smallest known species of Armadillo
![A Pit Viper](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/05/santa-catalina-island-rattlesnakes-in-desert-crotalus-catalinensis-picture-id1164947297-400x300.jpg)
Pit Viper
Pit vipers's fangs fold up into their mouths when they don't need them.
![A Platypus](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/platypus-400x300.jpg)
Platypus
One of the only mammals to lay eggs!
![A Poison Dart Frog](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2018/09/Poison-Dart-Frog-header-400x300.jpg)
Poison Dart Frog
Inhabits the jungles of Central and South America!
![A Pollock Fish](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/09/iStock-119998982-400x300.jpg)
Pollock Fish
Pollock is a nutritious fish, generally readily available for human consumption, and more sustainable and affordable than other whitefish species like hake or haddock.
![A Prairie Chicken](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/09/shutterstock_1281492754-400x300.jpg)
Prairie Chicken
They inflate their orange neck patches during their mating displays
![A Purple Emperor Butterfly](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Purple-Emperor-header-400x300.jpg)
Purple Emperor Butterfly
Inhabits deciduous forests!
![A Puss Moth](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Puss-moth-header-400x300.jpg)
Puss Moth
Caterpillars squirt formic acid!
![A Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/08/reticulated-python-400x300.jpg)
Python
Female pythons lay eggs and defend them until they hatch.
![A Quetzal](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/quetzal1-400x300.jpg)
Quetzal
The tail feathers of the male can be 1m long!
![A Quoll](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/quoll1-400x300.jpg)
Quoll
Found across Australia and Papua New Guinea!
![A Red Knee Tarantula](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Red-Knee-Tarantula-header-400x300.jpg)
Red Knee Tarantula
Inhabits the Pacific Mountains of Mexico!
![A Rhea](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/09/shutterstock_1840809352-400x300.jpg)
Rhea
Male rheas mate with up to a dozen females and single-handedly raise up to 80 chicks at once!
![A Rhode Island Red Chicken](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/02/iStock-1370211245-400x300.jpg)
Rhode Island Red Chicken
Rhode Island Reds thrive in colder climates but are prone to frostbite, especially on their combs. But, if you smear some petroleum jelly on their combs, it can prevent frostbite
![A River Turtle](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2018/09/River-turtle-header-2-400x300.jpg)
River Turtle
Inhabits freshwater habitats around the world!
![A Robin](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2018/09/Robin-Australian-400x300.jpg)
Robin
There are more than 45 species in Australia alone!
![A Rock Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/01/African-rock-python3-400x300.jpg)
Rock Python
Rock pythons may have crossbred with the escaped Burmese pythons in Florida.
![A Rufous Hummingbird](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/shutterstock_450651106-400x300.jpg)
Rufous Hummingbird
The males have a glowing iridescent orange patch on their chests.
![A Salamander](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/salamander-400x300-1.jpg)
Salamander
There are more than 700 different species!
![A Sand Lizard](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Sand-Lizard-header-2-400x300.jpg)
Sand Lizard
Males turn green in spring!
![A Sandpiper](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/08/iStock-1265440630-400x300.jpg)
Sandpiper
Some sandpipers can migrate more than 8,000 miles without stopping!
![A Scaleless Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2023/02/shutterstock_2238548659-400x300.jpg)
Scaleless Ball Python
Aside from the ocular scales covering each of its eyes, the scaleless ball python's body is completely smooth.
![A Sea Dragon](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/sea_dragon4-400x300.jpg)
Sea Dragon
Inhabits tropical coastal waters of Australia!
![A Sea Lion](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/sea_lion9-400x300.jpg)
Sea Lion
It's flippers allow it to walk on the land
![A Sea Squirt](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/sea_squirt-400x300.jpg)
Sea Squirt
There are more than 3,000 known species!
![A Sea Urchin](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/sea_urchin2-400x300.jpg)
Sea Urchin
Can live for up to 200 years!
![A Seal](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/seal3-400x300.jpg)
Seal
There are 30 different species worldwide!
![A Shrimp](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Shrimp-header-400x300.jpg)
Shrimp
There are 2,000 different species worldwide!
![A Siberian Ibex](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/11/Siberian-Ibex-header-400x300.jpg)
Siberian Ibex
There’s a population of Siberian ibex in New Mexico
![A Sixgill shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/07/Sixgill-Shark-header-400x300.jpg)
Sixgill shark
The sixgill shark has six pairs of gills instead of the normal five
![A Sleeper Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/07/Sleeper-Sharks-swimming-in-shallow-water-400x300.jpg)
Sleeper Shark
The Greenland shark is one of the longest living vertebrates in the world.
![A Spanish Goat](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/05/spanish-goat-400x300.jpg)
Spanish Goat
They have long, horizontal ears.
![A Sponge](https://a-z-animals.com/media/sponge-6-400x300.jpg)
Sponge
There are more than 9,000 known species!
![A Squirrel](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2019/11/Squirrel-header-400x300.jpg)
Squirrel
Small rodents found in woodlands worldwide!
![A Starfish](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/starfish1-400x300.jpg)
Starfish
Has 2 stomachs to aid digestion!
![A Stick Insect](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2020/05/shutterstock_1096501295-400x300.jpg)
Stick Insect
There are more than 3,000 different species!
![A Stingray](https://a-z-animals.com/media/stingray-2-400x300.jpg)
Stingray
It's stinger is razor-sharp or serrated!
![A Striped Hyena](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/05/Striped-Hyena-header-400x300.jpg)
Striped Hyena
The striped hyenas usually mark their territories with the help of the scent gland secretions from their anal pouch.
![A Sunset Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/Sunset-Ball-Python-400x300.jpg)
Sunset Ball Python
Sunset ball pythons are bred with several other morphs to get designer colors.
![A Swallow](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/10/shutterstock_102587072-400x300.jpg)
Swallow
swallows have aerodynamic bodies for hunting in flight
![A Swan](https://a-z-animals.com/media/swan-3-400x300.jpg)
Swan
Populations have been affected by pollution!
![A Swordfish](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/06/Fastest-Sea-Animal_-Swordfish-400x300.jpg)
Swordfish
Lose their scales and teeth as adults
![A Tamarin](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/09/iStock-1085872980-400x300.jpg)
Tamarin
These tiny yet intelligent monkeys often give birth to fraternal twins.
![A Tang](https://a-z-animals.com/media/tang-1-400x300.jpg)
Tang
Found around shallow coral reefs!
![A Tarantula](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/11/iStock-1026192634-400x300.jpg)
Tarantula
More than 1000 species of tarantulas have been identified all around the world!
![A Tasmanian Devil](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/tasmanian_devil-400x300.jpg)
Tasmanian Devil
Exclusively found on the island of Tasmania!
![A Thornback Ray](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/12/Thornback-Ray-2-400x300.jpg)
Thornback Ray
The skate with the biggest spines!
![A Tiger Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/08/tiger-shark3-400x300.jpg)
Tiger Shark
The fourth biggest species of shark in the world!
![A Tuatara](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/tuatara-400x300.jpg)
Tuatara
Only found on a few of New Zealand's islands!
![A Turaco](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/10/iStock-463387677-400x300.jpg)
Turaco
Their name means “banana-eater,” but they rarely ever eat bananas.
![A Viper](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/04/shutterstock_1535352296-400x300.jpg)
Viper
Vipers are one of the most widespread groups of snakes and inhabit most
![A Walrus](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/walrus-400x300.jpg)
Walrus
Inhabits the freezing waters of the Arctic Circle!
![A Water Dragon](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/water_dragon-400x300.jpg)
Water Dragon
Spends most of it's time in the trees!
![A Whale Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/whale_shark-400x292.jpg)
Whale Shark
The largest species of fish in the world!
![A White Rhinoceros](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/white_rhino1-400x300.jpg)
White Rhinoceros
The second largest animal on the land!
![A Wolf](https://a-z-animals.com/media/wolf-3-400x300.jpg)
Wolf
Thought to date back more than 300,000 years!
![A Woolly Monkey](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/woolly_monkey-400x300.jpg)
Woolly Monkey
Has a long, strong prehensile tail!
![A Yak](https://a-z-animals.com/media/Yak1-400x300.jpg)
Yak
Yaks can live at altitudes up to 20,000 feet--the highest of any land-dwelling mammal.
![A Yellow Belly Ball Python](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2022/06/shutterstock_1615799749-400x300.jpg)
Yellow Belly Ball Python
The yellow belly gene is co-dominant and doesn't completely override other genes.
![A Yellowfin Tuna](https://a-z-animals.com/media/2021/01/Tuna-yellowfin-in-ocean-400x300.jpg)
Yellowfin Tuna
The yellowfin forms schools with other tuna species
![A Zebra Shark](https://a-z-animals.com/media/animals/images/original/zebra_shark-400x300.jpg)
Zebra Shark
Can get to be 30 years old in the wild!
Near Threatened Species List
- African Bush Elephant
- Agouti
- Alaskan Pollock
- Albacore Tuna
- Albatross
- Angelfish
- Archerfish
- Asian Giant Hornet
- Axanthic Ball Python
- Badger
- Ball Python
- Bamboo Shark
- Banana Cinnamon Ball Python
- Basking Shark
- Bearded Vulture
- Beaver
- Bison
- Black Bass
- Black Pastel Ball Python
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Blue Shark
- Bronze Whaler Shark
- Brookesia Micra
- Brown Hyena
- Bumblebee
- Cantil
- Capuchin
- Catfish
- Chameleon
- Cicada
- Cinereous Vulture
- Cinnamon Ball Python
- Cobras
- Common Grackle
- Common Spotted Cuscus
- Congo Snake
- Coral
- Cow
- Crab
- Crane
- Cuttlefish
- Deer
- Deer Mouse
- Desert Ghost Ball Python
- Desert Tortoise
- Dingo
- Discus
- Dolphin
- Donkey
- Dragonfly
- Dugong
- Dwarf Boa
- Eagle
- Eagle Ray
- Eastern Hognose Snake
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Eider
- Elegant Tern
- Elephant
- Emperor Goose
- Enchi Ball Python
- Falcon
- False Killer Whale
- Ferret
- Finch
- Fire Ball Python
- Florida Mouse
- Fox
- Freeway Ball Python
- Frog
- Fur Seal
- Galapagos Shark
- Gecko
- Gentoo Penguin
- Gibbon
- Gila Monster
- Golden Mole
- Gopher
- Goral
- Gorilla
- Gouldian Finch
- Grebe
- Grey Reef Shark
- Grey Seal
- Grizzly Bear
- Ground Squirrel
- Grunion
- Guadalupe Bass
- Hammerhead Shark
- Hare
- Harpy Eagle
- Hawaiian Goose (Nene)
- Hellbender
- Hercules Beetle
- Hermit Crab
- Honduran White Bat
- Horse Mackerel
- Hyena
- Iguana
- Indian python
- Jaguar
- Japanese Macaque
- Killer Clown Ball Python
- King Crab
- Kingfisher
- Kirtland’s Snake
- Kiwi
- Kori Bustard
- Lavender Albino Ball Python
- Leaf-Tailed Gecko
- Lemming
- Lemon Blast Ball Python
- Lemon Shark
- Leopard
- Leopard Seal
- Lizard
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Lumpfish
- Lyrebird
- Macaque
- Macaroni Penguin
- Magellanic Penguin
- Magpie
- Mandrill
- Maned Wolf
- Margay
- Mayfly
- Minke Whale
- Mojave Ball Python
- Mole
- Molly
- Monitor Lizard
- Monkfish
- Moth
- Narwhal
- Nautilus
- Nicobar pigeon
- Northern Bobwhite
- Northern Screamer
- Nurse Shark
- Ocellated Turkey
- Okapi
- Orange Dream Ball Python
- Ornate Box Turtle
- Otter
- Pacific Sleeper Shark
- Pademelon
- Panda Pied Ball Python
- Pantaloon Bee
- Panther
- Partridge
- Patagonian Mara
- Penguin
- Philippine Cobra
- Pink Fairy Armadillo
- Pit Viper
- Platypus
- Poison Dart Frog
- Pollock Fish
- Prairie Chicken
- Purple Emperor Butterfly
- Puss Moth
- Python
- Quetzal
- Quoll
- Red Knee Tarantula
- Rhea
- Rhode Island Red Chicken
- River Turtle
- Robin
- Rock Python
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Salamander
- Sand Lizard
- Sandpiper
- Scaleless Ball Python
- Sea Dragon
- Sea Lion
- Sea Squirt
- Sea Urchin
- Seal
- Shrimp
- Siberian Ibex
- Sixgill shark
- Sleeper Shark
- Spanish Goat
- Sponge
- Squirrel
- Starfish
- Stick Insect
- Stingray
- Striped Hyena
- Sunset Ball Python
- Super Pastel Ball Python
- Swallow
- Swan
- Swordfish
- Tamarin
- Tang
- Tarantula
- Tasmanian Devil
- Thornback Ray
- Tiger Shark
- Tuatara
- Turaco
- Viper
- Walrus
- Water Dragon
- Whale Shark
- White Rhinoceros
- Wolf
- Woolly Monkey
- Yak
- Yellow Belly Ball Python
- Yellow-faced Bee
- Yellowfin Tuna
- Zebra Shark
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