NEW ZEALAND TERRESTRIAL FAUNA IN
2000 IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES
of the International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN LISTING CATEGORIES:
EX  Extinct,   CR  Critically endangered,   EN  Endangered,
VU  Vulnerable,   LR/cd  Lower risk - conservation dependent,
LR/nt  Lower risk - near threatened,   DD  Data deficient

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   Scientific Name  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 
           Scientific Name Common Name(s) or (description) Red Listing
1.   Antipodochlora braueri (bush dragonfly) LR/nt
2.   Antiponemertes allisonae VU D2
3.   Chalinolobus tuberculatus New Zealand long-tailed bat VU A2bc
4.   Cyclodina alani Robust skink VU D1+2
5.   Cyclodina macgregori MacGregor's skink VU D2
6.   Cyclodina whitakeri Whitaker's skink VU D1+2
7.   Cytora hirsutissima Land snail DD
8.   Deinacrida fallai Poor Knights weta VU D2
9.   Deinacrida heteracantha Wetapunga VU D2
10.  Deinacrida parva Kaikoura weta DD
11.  Deinacrida rugosa Stephens Island weta VU D2
12.  Hoplodactylus delcourti Delcourt's gecko EX
13.  Hoplodactylus kahutarae Black-eyed gecko LR/nt
14.  Hoplodactylus rakiurae Harlequin gecko LR/nt
15.  Hoplodactylus stephensi Stephens Island gecko VU D2
16.  Karocolens tuberculatus EX
17.  Leiopelma archeyi Archey's frog   (Shown above) LR/nt
18.  Leiopelma Hamiltoni Hamilton's frog VU D2
19.  Mecodema punctellum (flightless ground beetle) EX
20.  Mystacina robusta NZ greater short-tailed bat EX    RETURN TO TOP
21.  Mystacina tuberculata NZ lesser short-tailed bat VU A2c, C2a
22.  Oligosoma fallai Falla's skink LR/nt
23.  Oligosoma gracilicorpus Narrow-bodied skink DD
24.  Oligosoma grande Grand skink VU C2a
25.  Oligosoma homalonotum Chevron skink VU D2
26.  Oligosoma infrapunctatum Speckled skink LR/nt
27.  Oligosoma microlepis Small-scaled skink VU B1+2bcd
28.  Oligosoma otagense Otago skink VU C2a
29.  Oligosoma striatum Striped skink VU B1+2bcd
30.  Oligosoma waimatense Scree skink VU B1+2bd
31.  Paryphanta busbyi Kauri snail LR/nt
   RETURN TO TOP Pupurangi LR/nt
32.  Paryphanta gilliesi Gillies' land snail DD
33.  Paryphanta hochstetteri Hochstetter's land snail DD
34.  Paryphanta lignaria Woodformed land snail DD
35.  Paryphanta rossiana Ross' land snail DD
36.  Paryphanta traversi Travers' land snail DD
37.  Peripatoides indigo Velvet worm VU B1+2cd
38.  Peripatoides suteri VU B1+2c
39.  Placostylus ambagiosus Flax snail VU B1+2abcde
New Zealand flax snail VU B1+2abcde
40.  Placostylus bollonsi New Zealand flax snail VU D2
Pupuharakeke VU D2
41.  Placostylus hongii New Zealand flax snail VU C1+2a, D2
Pupuharakeke VU C1+2a, D2
Flax snail VU C1+2a, D2
42.  Powelliphanta marchantii LR/nt
43.  Prodontria lewisi Cromwell chafer (beetle) CR B1+2c
44.  Rhytida clarki CR B1+2ab
45.  Rhytida oconnori CR B1+2d
46.  Spelungula cavernicola Nelson cave spider DD
47.  Sphenodon guntheri Tuatara VU D1+2
Brother Islands tuatara VU D1+2
48.  Strumigenys xenos (Australian ant) VU D2
49.  Xylotoles costatus (insect) EX
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Photo Credit above: Archey's frog Leiopelma archyi,
Crown Copyright, Department of Conservation.
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