Cuba Extinct and Endangered Species

As of May 15th, 2015, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for CUBA in the Caribbean Sea and North America lists 11 extinct species since the IUCN began record-keeping, 1 species extinct in the wild, 67 critically endangered species, and 110 endangered species. Erythroxylum echinodendron coca plant is the single species that is extinct in the wild but still living in captivity. Some extinct species in Cuba include the Caribbean Monk Seal, Cuban Coney rodent, Cuban Macaw, Orientale Cave Rat, and Torre's Cave Rat. Some critically endangered species include the Bachman's Warbler, Cuban Crocodile, Cuban Great Funnel-eared Bat, Cuban Khaki Trope "dwarf boa," Cuban Kite, Elkhorn Coral, Hawksbill Turtle, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Jamaican Petrel, and Zapata Rail.

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