Forest Light     Natural History Photography by Alan Watson | Home | Galleries | Stock List | Species Lists | Contact | Links | Search | Endangered Species List This is a list of the Endangered Species which are featured on images in the Forest Light Library. The threatened categories here are those used in the IUCN Red List 2000 of endangered species. Trees Species Common name Country Threatened category Abies guatemalensis var. jaliscana Fir tree Mexico VU - Vulnerable Acacia montis-usti Brandberg acacia Namibia LR - Lower risk Agathis microstachya Bull kauri Australia LR - Lower risk Alnus acuminata Aliso Peru LR - Lower Risk Araucaria araucana Araucaraia, pehuen Chile VU - Vulnerable Araucaria hunsteinii Klinki pine New Guinea LR - Lower risk Arbutus xalapensis Madroño Mexico LR - Lower Risk Athrotaxis cupressoides Pencil pine Australia LR - Lower risk Athrotaxis selaginoides King Billy pine Australia VU - Vulnerable Bactris coloniata Uvito palm Panama VU - Vulnerable Bombacopsis quinata Pochote tree Costa Rica VU - Vulnerable Bursera malacophylla Palo santo tree Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Cavanillesia platanifolia Cuipo tree Panama LR - Lower risk Cecropia obtusifolia Cecropia tree Costa Rica LR - Lower risk Couroupita guianensis Cannonball tree India LR - Lower risk Cryosophila guagara Guagara palm Costa Rica LR - Lower risk Dipterocarpus sublamellatus Keruing Indonesia EN - Endangered Dracaena draco Dragon tree Spain VU - Vulnerable Fitzroya cupressoides Alerce tree Chile EN - Endangered Hildegardia populifolia n/a India CR - Critically endangered Juniperus cedrus Canary Island juniper Spain VU - Vulnerable Juniperus jaliscana Juniper Mexico EN - Endangered Koompassia excelsa n/a Indonesia LR - Lower risk Ocotea foetens Tilo Spain LR - Lower risk Pinus culminicola Decumbent pine Mexico EN - Endangered Pinus jaliscana Pine tree Mexico LR - Lower Risk Pinus nelsonii Pine tree Mexico VU - Vulnerable Pinus pinceana Pine tree Mexico LR - Lower Risk Pleiomeris canariensis Delfino Spain VU - Vulnerable Polylepis incana Queuña Peru VU - Vulnerable Polylepis lanuginosa Qunio colorado tree Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Polylepis microphylla Peru VU - Vulnerable Polylepis pauta Peru VU - Vulnerable Polylepis pepei Quewiña Peru VU - Vulnerable Pterocarpus angolensis Kiaat tree Namibia LR - Lower risk Quercus hintonii Oak tree Mexico CR - Critically endangered Rhopalostylis sapida Nikau palm N. Zealand LR - Lower risk Scalesia microcephala Lechose tree Ecuador EN- Endangered Sequoia sempervirens Redwood tree USA LR - Lower risk Sequoiadendron giganteum Giant sequoia USA VU - Vulnerable Shorea balangeran Kawi Indonesia CR - Critically endangered Washingtonia filifera California fan palm USA LR - Lower risk Wildlife Species Common name Country Threatened category Acinonyx jubatus Cheetah Kenya VU - Vulnerable Aepyceros melampus Impala Botswana LR - Lower risk Alcelaphus buselaphus Red hartebeest Namibia LR - Lower risk Amblyrhynchus cristatus Marine iguana Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Antidorcas marsupialis Springbok Namibia LR - Lower risk Arctocephalus galapagoensis Galapagos fur seal Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Buteo galapagoensis Galapagos hawk Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Conolophus pallidus Santa Fé iguana Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Conolophus subcristatus Gal. land iguana Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Damaliscus lunatus topi Topi Kenya LR - Lower risk Diceros bicornus Black rhionceros Kenya CR - Critically endangered Gallirallus australis australis Weka N. Zealand VU - Vulnerable Geochelone nigra ssp. vanderburghi Volcan Alcedo tortoise Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffe Namibia LR - Lower risk Gorilla gorilla beringei Mountain gorilla Zaïre CR - Critically endangered Kobus leche Lechwe Botswana LR - Lower risk Loxodonta africana African elephant Kenya etc EN - Endangered Macropus eugenii Tammar wallaby Australia LR - Lower risk Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus Western grey kangaroo Australia LR - Lower risk Nasalis larvatus Proboscis monkey Indonesia EN - Endangered Oryx gazella Gemsbok or oryx Namibia LR - Lower risk Panthera leo Lion Kenya VU - Vulnerable Petrogale lateralis Black-footed rock wallaby Australia VU - Vulnerable Spheniscus mendiculus Galapagos penguin Ecuador EN - Endangered Syncerus caffer African buffalo Kenya LR - Lower risk Tragelaphus strepsiceros Kudu Namibia LR - Lower risk Vombatus ursinus Common wombat Australia VU - Vulnerable Zalophus californianus var. wollebaekii Galapagos sea lion Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Plants Species Common name Country Threatened category Brachycereus nesioticus Lava cactus Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Opuntia echios Prickly pear cactus Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Opuntia echios var. barringtonensis n/a Ecuador VU - Vulnerable Opuntia echios var. gigantea Prickly pear cactus Ecuador EN - Endangered Tiquilia nesiotica n/a Ecuador VU - Vulnerable See also the Tree Species List | Home | Galleries | Stock List | Species Lists | Contact | Links | Search | All photographs on this site are copyright © Alan Watson/Forest Light