The pages linked to below give you an overview of some of the endangered and extinct plants and animals on the planet. You'll find lists and descriptions of the rarest species, the most endangered species and the losses.

Information compiled in this section comes from facts tucked away in databases, scientific literature and government reports.

Rarest Animals in North America

• Small Mammals
• Large Animals
• Birds

Most Endangered

• Land Mammals in Europe
• Primates in the World
• Apes
• Monkeys
• Lemurs, Lorises and Tarsiers
• Endangered Yet Unprotected in Canada

Losses

• Recently Extinct in Canada and United States
• Animals No Longer in Canada
• Mammals
• Birds
• Reptiles and Amphibians
• Fish
• Pacific Salmon Population Extinctions in the US
• Greatest Losses of Range by Mammals

More Endangered Species Information

• Articles on Endangered Wildlife
• Endangered Species Data Sources