Rare Animals

Rare animals are categorized as scarce, relatively uncommon, and barely encountered. Plants or animal species with a population of 10,000 or less than that are considered rare. Though most of the endangered species are rare and have a risk of becoming extinct eventually, there is a thin line of distinction between rarity and extinction. All ‘Vulnerable’ or ‘Endangered’ species aren’t rare if they have a large and widely distributed population. According to the IUCN, ‘rare’ is a term designated for species inhabiting isolated geographical areas. They aren’t endangered, but ‘at risk’.

List of Animals that are Rare around the World

• Addax – Population in the wild – 100
• African Wild Dog – Population in the wild – 6600
• Alagoas Curassow – Population in the wild -130
• Amur Leopard – Population in the wild – 60-80
• Asiatic Lion – Population in the wild –523
• Banded Ground-Cuckoo– Population in the wild – 600-1700
• Binturong – Population in the wild – 600-1700
• Black Rhino – Population in the wild – 6100
• Black-footed Ferret – Population in the wild – 350
• Black-spotted Cuscus – Population in the wild – Unknown
• Blue Whale – Population in the wild – Northern Hemisphere: 3-4,000; Southern Hemisphere: 5-10,000
• Borneo Pygmy Elephant – Population in the wild – 1,500
• Californian Condor – Population in the wild – 113
• Cebu Flowerpecker – Population in the wild – 85-105
• Chacoan Peccary – Population in the wild – 3,000 -5,000
• Cheetah – Population in the wild – 7,000
• Colombian Dwarf Gecko – Population in the wild – Unknown
• Cross River Gorilla – Population in the wild – 200-300
• Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat – Population in the wild – 500-800
• Dama Gazelle – Population in the wild – 400-600
• Diana Monkey – Population in the wild – Unknown
• El Rincon Stream Frog– Population in the wild – 200-300
• Elephant Shrew – Population in the wild – 15,000-24,000
• Elkhorn Coral – Population in the wild – Unknown
• Ganges River Dolphin- Population in the wild – 2500-3000
• Gaur – Population in the wild – 15,000-35,000
• Gharial – Population in the wild –1,500
• Giant Panda – Population in the wild –1,800
• Gobi Bear– Population in the wild –51
• Greater Bamboo Lemur – Population in the wild –100-160
• Hainan Giibbon – Population in the wild –30
• Hawaiian Monk Seal – Population in the wild –1500
• Hawksbill Turtle – Population in the wild –8000
• Hine’s Emerald – Population in the wild –200
• Hirola-  Population in the wild – 500
• Hispaniolan Solenodon – Population in the wild – Unknown
• Hooded Grebe – Population in the wild – 800-900
• Ili Pika – Population in the wild – 1000
• Indian Rhinoceros – Population in the wild – 84
• Javan Rhinoceros – Population in the wild – 67
• Kakapo– Population in the wild – 250
• Kashmir Stag – Population in the wild – 100
• Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle– Population in the wild – 7000-9000
• Key Tree Cactus – Population in the wild – Unknown
• Largetooth Sawfish – Population in the wild – 5000
• Liger– Population in the wild – Unknown
• Lion-tailed Macaque – Population in the wild – 2500
• Malayan Tiger – Population in the wild – 150
• Maui’s Dolphin – Population in the wild – 100
• Mediterranean Monk Seal – Population in the wild – 600-700
• Mountain Gorilla – Population in the wild – 1063
• Narrow-ridged Finless Porpoise – Population in the wild – 2000
• Nilgiri Tahr – Population in the wild – 700
• Northern Bald Ibis – Population in the wild – 500
• Northern Darwin’s Frog – Population in the wild – 40-230
• Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat – Population in the wild – 140
• Pangolin – Population in the wild – Unknown
• Peacock Tarantula – Population in the wild – 150
• Philippine Crocodile – Population in the wild – 100
• Philippine Eagle – Population in the wild – 400 (pairs)
• Plains Bison – Population in the wild – 15,000
• Ploughshare Tortoise – Population in the wild – 400
• Purple Frog – Population in the wild – 135
• Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth- Population in the wild – 100
• Red Panda– Population in the wild – 10,000
• Red Wolf – Population in the wild – 20
• Rondo Dwarf Galago – Population in the wild – Unknown
• Rusty-patched Bumblebee– Population in the wild – Unknown
• Saola – Population in the wild – 750
• Seneca White Deer – Population in the wild – 200-300
• Seychelles Sheath-Tailed Bat – Population in the wild – 80-90
• Snow Leopard – Population in the wild – 4,500-7,500
• South China Tiger – Population in the wild – 3000
• Sumatran Rhino – Population in the wild – 80
• Sunda Island Tiger – Population in the wild – 400
• Tapanuli Orangutan – Population in the wild – 800
• Vaquita – Population in the wild – 10
• White-Winged Flufftail – Population in the wild – 10
• Wild Bactrian Camel – Population in the wild – 1100

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