Cameroon Extinct and Endangered Species

As of January 26th, 2015, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for CAMEROON lists 1 extinct species (Pausinystalia brachythyrsum flowering plant) since the beginning of IUCN recordkeeping, 116 critically endangered species, and 185 endangered species. Cameroon has the most critically endangered and endangered species compared to most A, B, and other C countries, with the exception of Australia and Brazil. A large number of Cameroon's critically endangered species listed on the IUCN Red List are fish, including the Alkali Cichlid, Atlantic Goliath Grouper, Blackbelly Tilapia, Dikume, Fissi, Konye, Kululu, Mongo, Myaka Myaka, Pindu, and Pungu. Other species include the Ledermanniella sanagaensis aquatic herb, Leptodactylodon axillaris frog, and Slender-snouted Crocodile.

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