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Following is the list of endangered speciesinPakistan.[1]
Common name | Scientific name | Image | Description | Notes |
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Mountain weasel | Mustela altaica | |||
Mountain sheep | Ovis ammon | |||
Asian black bear | Ursus thibetanus | |||
Balochistan forest dormouse | Dryomys niethammeri | Endemic. 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. | [2] | |
Black finless porpoise | Neophocaena phocaenoides | The 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. | [3] | |
Burrowing vole | Hyperacrius fertilis | The 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. | [4] | |
Kashmir vole | Alticola montosa | The 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. | [5] | |
European otter | Lutra lutra | The species is found in the Himalayan river systems of Pakistan where it is listed as an endangered species. | [6] | |
Marbled polecat | Vormela peregusna | The species is mostly found in desert areas and is facing major threat in the form of habitat destruction. | [7] | |
Fishing cat | Prionailurus viverrinus | |||
Himalayan goral | Naemorhedus goral | |||
Himalayan musk deer | Moschus leucogaster | |||
Indian pangolin | Manis crassicaudata | |||
Chinese white dolphin | Sousa chinensis | |||
Indus river dolphin | Platanista minor | Endemic | ||
Kashmir muskdeer | Moschus cupreus | |||
Hairy-footed gerbil | Gerbillus gleadowi | |||
Markhor | Capra falconeri | |||
Pallas's cat | Otocolobus manul | |||
Red deer | Cervus elaphus | |||
Sand cat | Felis margarita | Endemic. The subspecies Felis margarita scheffeli is endemic to Pakistan. | ||
Smooth-coated otter | Lutrogale perspicillata | |||
Wild goat | Capra aegagrus | The subspecies Capra aegagrus blythi and Capra aegagrus chialtanensis are endemic to Pakistan. | ||
Brown bear | Ursus arctos isabellinus | National status: critically endangered | [8] | |
Honey badger | Melivora capensis | National status: critically endangered | [8] | |
Striped hyena | Hyaena hyaena | National status: critically endangered | [8] | |
Caracal | Caracal caracal | National status: critically endangered | [8] | |
Leopard | Panthera pardus | National status: critically endangered | [8] | |
Snow leopard | Panthera uncia | National status: critically endangered | [8] | |
Indian wild ass | Equus hemionus khur | National status: critically endangered | [8] | |
Goitered gazelle | Gazella subgutturosa | National status: critically endangered | [8] | |
Himalayan marmot | Marmota himalayana | National status: critically endangered | [8] |
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1 Pre-2001 categories and subcategories shown in italics. |