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List Of Critically Endangered Mammals
As of January 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 203 critically endangered mammalian species, including 31 which are tagged as possibly extinct. Of all evaluated mammalian species, 3.5% are listed as critically endangered. The IUCN also lists 60 mammalian subspecies as critically endangered. Of the subpopulations of mammals evaluated by the IUCN, 18 species subpopulations have been assessed as critically endangered. Additionally 900 mammalian species (15% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN. While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beastie Bot
Beastie may refer to: Entertainment * Beastie (Alton Towers), a roller coaster previously located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England * The Beastie (Kings Island), a previous name for the Woodstock Express roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio * The Beastie (Wonderland Sydney), a roller coaster that previously existed at Wonderland Sydney in Australia * The Beasties, a nickname for the hip hop musical group Beastie Boys * Beastie, a female professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling * "Beastie", a song by Jethro Tull from ''Broadsword and the Beast'' Fiction * ''Beasties'' (film), a 1989 comedy horror film * ''The Beasties'' (book), a 2010 children's book by Jenny Nimmo * ''The Beasties'' (novel), a 1997 young-adult novel by William Sleator * Beasties, a type of creature in the role-playing game '' Changeling: The Dreaming'' * ''Beast Wars'' (Canadian title: ''Beasties''), a Transformers toy line and animated television series Other uses * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus
Pongo may refer to: Places * Pongo (geography), canyon or narrow gorge in the Upper Amazon * Pongo River (other), several rivers or estuaries in Africa * Pongo, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Pongo, Longleng, village in Longleng district of Nagaland State, India People * Tom 'Pongo' Waring (1906–1980), English footballer * Joe Cantillon ("Pongo Joe", 1861–1930), U.S. manager in American Major League Baseball * Pongo (musician) Angolan-Portuguese musician Animals * ''Pongo'' (genus), the orangutans * Pongo, chimpanzee, star attraction in 1884 at the Zoological Park in Walton, Liverpool Fictional characters * Pongo Twistleton, book character from P. G. Wodehouse's Uncle Fred stories from the 1930s to 1960s * Janice "Pongo" Footrot, comics character from Murray Ball's strip ''Footrot Flats'' (1975–1994) * Pongo the Pirate, puppet character from Gerry Anderson's TV series ''Torchy the Battery Boy'' (1958–1959) * "Pongo" Banks, antago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pongo Pygmaeus Morio
Pongo may refer to: Places * Pongo (geography), canyon or narrow gorge in the Upper Amazon * Pongo River (other), several rivers or estuaries in Africa * Pongo, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Pongo, Longleng, village in Longleng district of Nagaland State, India People * Tom 'Pongo' Waring (1906–1980), English footballer * Joe Cantillon ("Pongo Joe", 1861–1930), U.S. manager in American Major League Baseball * Pongo (musician) Angolan-Portuguese musician Animals * ''Pongo'' (genus), the orangutans * Pongo, chimpanzee, star attraction in 1884 at the Zoological Park in Walton, Liverpool Fictional characters * Pongo Twistleton, book character from P. G. Wodehouse's Uncle Fred stories from the 1930s to 1960s * Janice "Pongo" Footrot, comics character from Murray Ball's strip ''Footrot Flats'' (1975–1994) * Pongo the Pirate, puppet character from Gerry Anderson's TV series ''Torchy the Battery Boy'' (1958–1959) * "Pongo" Banks, antago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bornean Orangutan
The Bornean orangutan (''Pongo pygmaeus'') is a species of orangutan endemic to the island of Borneo. Together with the Sumatran orangutan (''Pongo abelii'') and Tapanuli orangutan (''Pongo tapanuliensis''), it belongs to the only genus of great apes native to Asia. Like the other great apes, orangutans are highly intelligent, displaying tool use and distinct cultural patterns in the wild. Orangutans share approximately 97% of their DNA with humans. Also called mias by the local population, the Bornean orangutan is a critically endangered species, with deforestation, palm oil plantations, and hunting posing a serious threat to its continued existence. Taxonomy The Bornean orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan diverged about 400,000 years ago, with a continued low level of gene flow between them since then. The two orangutan species were considered merely subspecies until 1996; they were elevated to species following sequencing of their mitochondrial DNA. The Bornean orangutan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumatran Orangutan
The Sumatran orangutan (''Pongo abelii'') is one of the three species of orangutans. Critically Endangered, and found only in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, it is rarer than the Bornean orangutan but more common than the recently identified Tapanuli orangutan, also found in Sumatra. Its common name is based on two separate local words, "''orang''" ("people" or "person") and "''hutan''" ("forest"), derived from Malay, and translates as 'person of the forest'. Description Male Sumatran orangutans grow to about tall and , while females are smaller, averaging and . Compared to the Bornean species, Sumatran orangutans are thinner and have longer faces; their hair is longer with a paler red color. Behaviour and ecology Compared with the Bornean orangutan, the Sumatran orangutan tends to be more frugivorous and especially insectivorous. Preferred fruits include figs and jackfruits. It will also eat bird eggs and small vertebrates. Sumatran orangutans spend far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Lowland Gorilla
The western lowland gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'') is one of two Critically Endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla'') that lives in Montane ecosystems#Montane forests, montane, Old-growth forest, primary and secondary forest, secondary forest and lowland swampland in central Africa in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It is the nominate subspecies of the western gorilla, and the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies. The western lowland gorilla is the only subspecies kept in zoos with the exception of Amahoro, a female eastern lowland gorilla at Antwerp Zoo, and a few mountain gorillas kept captive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Description The western lowland gorilla is the smallest subspecies of gorilla but still has exceptional size and strength. This species of gorillas exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism. They possess no tails and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross River Gorilla
The Cross River gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla diehli'') is a critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla''). It was named a new species in 1904 by Paul Matschie, a mammalian taxonomist working at the Humboldt University Zoological Museum in Berlin, but its populations were not systematically surveyed until 1987. It is the most western and northern form of gorilla, and is restricted to the forested hills and mountains of the Cameroon-Nigeria border region at the headwaters of the Cross River (Nigeria). It is separated by about from the nearest population of western lowland gorillas (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla''), and by around from the gorilla population in the Ebo Forest of Cameroon. Estimates from 2014 suggest that fewer than 250 mature Cross River gorillas remain, making them the world's rarest great ape. Groups of these gorillas concentrate their activities in 11 localities across a range, though recent field surveys confirmed the presence of g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Gorilla
The western gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla'') is a great ape found in Africa, one of two species of the hominid genus ''Gorilla''. Large and robust with males weighing around , the hair is significantly lighter in color than the eastern gorilla, ''Gorilla beringei'', and geographically isolated from them in a region at the midwest of the African continent. Two subspecies are recognised, ''Gorilla gorilla diehli'' (Cross River gorilla) is limited to a smaller range in the north at the border of Cameroon and Nigeria, both are listed Critically Endangered. Taxonomy A formal description of the species was provided by Thomas Savage in 1847, allying the new species to an earlier description of the chimpanzee as ''Troglodytes gorilla'' in a group of eastern simians he referred to as " orangs". The author selected the specific epithet for the name given by Hanno to "wild men" he had noted on the east coast of Africa, presumed by Savage to be a species of orang. The population is recognised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Lowland Gorilla
The eastern lowland gorilla (''Gorilla beringei graueri'') or Grauer's gorilla is a Critically Endangered subspecies of eastern gorilla endemic to the mountainous forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Important populations of this gorilla live in the Kahuzi-Biega and Maiko National Parks and their adjacent forests, the Tayna Gorilla Reserve, the Usala forest and on the Itombwe Massif. It is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies. It has a jet black coat like the mountain gorilla (''Gorilla beringei beringei''), although the hair is shorter on the head and body. The male's coat, like that of other gorillas, greys as the animal matures, resulting in the designation "silverback". There are far fewer eastern lowland gorillas compared to western lowland gorillas. According to a 2004 report there were only about 5,000 eastern lowland gorillas in the wild, down to fewer than 3,800 in 2016, compared to over 100,000 western lowland gorillas. Outside their native r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Gorilla
The eastern gorilla (''Gorilla beringei'') is a critically endangered species of the genus ''Gorilla'' and the largest living primate. At present, the species is subdivided into two subspecies. There are 3,800 eastern lowland gorillas or Grauer’s gorillas (''G. b. graueri'') and 1,000 mountain gorillas (''G. b. beringei''). Illegal hunting threatens the species. Taxonomy and phylogeny There are two recognised subspecies of eastern gorilla: the mountain gorilla (''Gorilla beringei beringei'') of the volcanic slopes of Rwanda, Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo; and the eastern lowland gorilla or Grauer's gorilla (''Gorilla beringei graueri'') in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The eastern lowland gorillas and mountain gorillas were previously thought to be two of the three subspecies of one single species, the gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla''). However, genetic research has shown that the two eastern subspecies are far more closely related than the western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pongo Tapanuliensis
The Tapanuli orangutan (''Pongo tapanuliensis'') is a species of orangutan restricted to South Tapanuli in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is one of three known species of orangutan, alongside the Sumatran orangutan (''P. abelii''), found farther northwest on the island, and the Bornean orangutan (''P. pygmaeus''). It was described as a distinct species in 2017. , there are roughly 800 individuals of this species and it is currently on the critically endangered species list. Taxonomy Discovery and naming An isolated population of orangutans in the Batang Toru area of South Tapanuli was reported in 1939. The population was rediscovered by an expedition to the area in 1997, but it was not recognized as a distinct species then. ''Pongo tapanuliensis'' was identified as a distinct species, following a detailed phylogenetic study in 2017. The study analyzed the genetic samples of 37 wild orangutans from populations across Sumatra and Borneo and conducted a morphological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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