Where Can We Find the Top 10 Endangered Animals with Endangered Animals Chart?

There are so many types of animals around us. And they all contribute to the wholesomeness of our environment. But not all of them are living a safe and secure life. Many animal species face threats to their survival due to factors such as habitat loss, climate change, pollution, hunting, poaching and diseases. Some species are categorised as endangered species. This means that they are in the danger of disappearing from the world in the near future.  

Today, we will learn about the animals that are listed as “Endangered species”. “Endangered species” is a common term used to collectively refer to “endangered”, "critically endangered," and sometimes "vulnerable."  Here is a small table with definitions of these terms to make things easier for you:

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CATEGORY	DEFINITION
Endangered	Species facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Critically Endangered	Species at an extremely high risk of extinction. This category is more severe than "endangered."
Vulnerable	Species that face a high risk of endangerment in the wild, but their situation is not as critical as those classified as "endangered" or "critically endangered”

 

If you want to know about endangered animals worldwide, check out "The Endangered Book" by Offshoot Books. It covers everything – from animal names to where they live, how they live, what they eat, and the dangers they're up against. Today, let's talk about ten of these animals.

Sea Otters

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Meet the Sea Otters. Their scientific name is Enhydra lutris. Sea otters are found in the seas, coastlines, freshwater rivers, lakes, and marshes. You can spot them hanging out along the coast of the Northern Pacific Ocean, near places like Canada, Russia, Japan, California, and Washington. Their diet includes sea urchins, snails, mussels, clams, and crabs. Sea otters are scared of humans, white sharks, orcas, coyotes, killer whales, bald eagles, and sea lions. Unfortunately, sea otters are critically endangered. Humans hunt them for their fur, and their habitat is getting destroyed by water pollution and habitat destruction. 

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Pangolins

Let's dive into the incredible world of Pangolins, scientifically named as Pholidota.

Pangolins, with their cool armoured scales, love to hang out in low shrubby forest floors and places with sandy soil. You can find them in Asia and Africa, exploring the wild. What's on their menu, you ask? Well, they're like insect detectives, munching on insects, termites, ants, and larvae.

But pangolins are critically endangered because of their foes like humans, lions, leopards, and tigers. Moreover, they are also victims of trafficking, which means they're being taken from their habitat and sold in the market.

Atlantic Puffins

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Meet the Atlantic Puffins, birds that are as cool as they sound!. Atlantic Puffins live on the open ocean, islands, and rocky clifftops. They are spotted in places like the North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the British Isles, the eastern coast of Canada, the Northern US, and the western coast of Europe.

Atlantic Puffins eat small fish, crustaceans, mollusks, squids, and marine worms. But watch out! Puffins are vulnerable creatures. They are scared of humans, minks, seals, rats, stoats, weasels, foxes, dogs, cats, the great black-backed gull, the great skua, and the herring gull.

The vulnerable condition of puffins is because of overfishing, habitat destruction, and humans hunting them.

Snow Leopards

Let's take a snowy adventure to meet the Snow Leopards, the magical big cats of the mountains! These incredible creatures live in the harshest and snowiest mountain regions, calling places like China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Russia, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan their home.

Snow Leopards enjoy munching on sheep, goats, birds, hares, and marmots. But, there's a challenge they face, they are vulnerable animals. Humans are not always the best neighbours, and these majestic cats have to watch out for poaching, where people hunt them, and the disappearance of their precious mountain homes.

Red Panda

 

Get ready to meet the adorable red panda, a real-life fluffy ball of cuteness! Red pandas live in the high-altitude rainy forests, making their homes in the mountains of Nepal, northern Myanmar, and central China.

Red pandas are like gourmet chefs who love feasting on bamboo, fruits, acorns, roots, and even eggs. Yum!

But, these cute creatures are endangered. They are scared of their not-so-friendly neighbours like humans and snow leopards. The forests where they live are disappearing because of deforestation for things like agriculture, and people hunting them.

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Duck-billed Platypus

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Let's dive into the watery world of the Duck-Billed Platypus. These cool critters hang out in freshwater homes, hiding under rocky ledges and debris, and you can spot them in Tasmania, as well as along the eastern and southern coasts of Australia.

Now, let's talk about their taste buds! Platypuses are like underwater foodies, enjoying a menu of shellfish, insects, larvae, and worms. 

They are scared of snakes, water rats, hawks, eagles, owls and monitor lizards. Platypuses are endangered.

Giant Panda

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Giant Pandas are superstars of the mountains! They live in dense forests and call the Minshan mountains of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces in China their home.

Giant Pandas are like bamboo connoisseurs, munching on bamboo leaves and shoots. But wait, they've got a secret menu that includes fish, birds, and sometimes even rodents. That's one diverse diet!

But, these giant pandas are also in danger. They are categorised as vulnerable. They are scared of jackals and snow leopards and are threatened by some human-made problems, like poaching, and habitat troubles caused by deforestation.

Snowy Owl

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Let's soar into the world of the Snowy Owl, a feathered friend that's as cool as the Arctic breeze! These majestic birds make their homes in open, treeless places called 'tundra.' In the summers, they spread their wings to Canada, the northern United States, Europe, and Asia.

Now, let's talk about their favourite meals – Snowy Owls are expert hunters, feasting on lemmings, rabbits, fish, ducks, and seabirds. 

Snowy Owls are vulnerable due to neighbours like dogs and wolves. Plus, they face challenges like climate change, hunting, and sometimes accidentally bumping into power lines and cars.

Bornean Orangutan

Let's swing into the rainforests of Borneo and meet the Bornean Orangutan. These amazing creatures make their homes in the lush forests and peat swamp forests on the islands of Borneo.

Now, let's talk about their favourite snacks – figs, jackfruits, mangoes, and lychees. They're not just about fruits; they also enjoy bark, ants, and termites. Talk about a diverse diet!

But Bornean orangutans are vulnerable due to dangers from tigers and other big cats. 

The Bornean Orangutans face other challenges too, like poaching and deforestation.

Saola

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Let's now talk about saola. The saola, also known as the Asian unicorn, is in a bit of trouble as it's critically endangered. These magical beings prefer the wet evergreen forests and lowland forests along rivers and valleys, and you can only find them in the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam and Laos.

Now, let's chat about their taste buds – Saolas are like nature's gourmet eaters, enjoying leaves from fig trees, bushes, and munching on grasses and herbs. They've got quite the green diet! Saolas are scared of humans who unfortunately hunt them down.

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To help you get all the information about these ten animals, we have arranged everything in a comprehensive chart. Here is your “Endangered Animals Chart”-
 

Animals	Scientific Name	Type	Where do they live?	Where are they found?	What do they eat?	Who do they fear?	Why in danger?
Sea Otters	Enhydra lutris	Critically Endangered	Seas, coastlines, freshwater rivers, lakes, marshes	Coast of the Northern Pacific Ocean, Canada, Russia, Japan, California and Washington	Sea urchins, snails, mussel, clams, crabs	Humans, white sharks, orcas, coyotes, killer whales, bald eagles, sea lions	Hunted by humans for fur, water pollution, destruction of habitat
Pangolin	Pholidota	Critically Endangered	Low shrubby forest floor, places with sandy soil	Only in Asia and Africa	Insects, termites, ants and larvae	Humans, lions, leopards, tigers	Trafficking by humans
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Vulnerable	On the open ocean, islands, coastlines, rocky clifftops	North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland, Faeroe Islands, British Isles, eastern coast of Canada, Northern US, western coast of Europe and Northern Russia	Small fish, crustaceans, mollusks, squids, marine worms	Humans, mink, seals, rats, stoats, weasels, foxes, dogs, cats, great black-backed gull, the great skua, herring gull	Overfishing, destruction of habitat, hunting by humans
Snow Leopards	Panthera uncia	Vulnerable	Harsh and snowy mountain regions	China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Russia, Mongolia, Pakistan and Afghanistan	Sheep, goat, birds, hares, marmots	Humans	Poaching, vanishing habitat
Red Panda	Ailurus fulgens	Endangered	High-altitude rainy forests	Mountains of Nepal, northern Myanmar and central China	Bamboo, fruits, acorns, roots, eggs	Humans, Snow leopards	Habitat destruction due to deforestation and spread of agriculture and poaching
Duck Billed Platypus	Ornithorhynchus anatinus	Endangered	Freshwater, under rocky ledges and debris	Tasmania, eastern and southern coasts of Australia	Shellfish, insects, larvae, worms	Snakes, water rats, hawks, eagles, owls, monitor lizards	Hunting
Giant Panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Vulnerable	Dense forests, mountains	Minshan mountains of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces in China	bamboo leaves and shoots; fish, birds, and occasionally, rodents	Jackals, snow leopards	Poaching, deforestation, habitat destruction
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	Vulnerable	Open, treeless areas called ‘tundra’	Canada, northern United States, northern  Europe and Asia	Lemmings,rabbits,fish, ducks, seabirds	Dogs and wolves	Climate change, hunting, collision with power lines and cars
Bornean Orangutan	Pongo pygmaeus	Vulnerable	Forests and peat swamp forests	Islands of Borneo	Figs, jackfruits, mangoes, lychees,bark,ants,termites	tigers and other big cats	Poaching, deforestation
Saola	Pseudoryx nghetinhensis	Critically endangered	Wet evergreen forests, lowland forests along rivers and valleys	Only found in the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam and Laos	Leaves of fig trees, bushes, grasses, herbs	Humans	Poaching

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That concludes our discussion on animals facing endangerment. Now, here is a small task for you- find out some ways to help the endangered animals survive. Identify how you can contribute to conserving these animals. And remember, in doing this research, you will need to gather extensive information about many endangered animals, not just five or ten. To help you in this quest for knowledge, “The Endangered Book” by Offshoot Books will be your guide. You will learn about many endangered animals, and their living conditions. So, don’t forget to grab the book and start your journey towards becoming a friend for the endangered ones. Happy reading !