Endangered and Threatened Species
at the Oregon Zoo
| Species | Habitat | Status |
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Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) |
Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean | Endangered |
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ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) |
Madagascar only | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
| mongoose lemur (Lemur mongoz) |
Madagascar only | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
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golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia)) |
Brazil | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
| agile mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus chrysogaster) |
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon Congo, Zaire, Kenya | Endangered |
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LHoests monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti) |
Tropical rainforest in West and Central Africa | Endangered |
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mandrill (Papio sphinx) |
W. Central Africa, Gabon S. Cameroon, Congo | Endangered - hunting & habitat loss |
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Francois monkey (Presbytis francoisi francoisi) |
Forests in SE China, Central Laos, & Vietnam | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
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douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus nemaeus) |
Rainforest in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia | Endangered-habitat loss from war & crops |
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white-cheeked gibbon (Hylobates concolor leucogenys) |
Rainforest in Vietnam, Laos and southern China | Endangered due to habitat loss |
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Siamang (Hylobates syndactylus) |
Rainforest in Malay Peninsula | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
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chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) |
West & Central Africa | Endangered due to habitat loss |
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orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) |
SE Asia (Borneo & Sumatra) | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
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grey wolf (Canis lupus pambasileus) |
mountains and tundra in Alaska & Canada | Endangered |
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Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) |
SE Asia | Endangered-pet trade folk medicine, habitat |
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Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) |
Siberia, SE Russia, N. Korea, Manchuria | Endangered-habitat loss, folk medicine |
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Asian elephant (Elephas maximas) |
Burma, Ceylon, India, Malaya, & Vietnam | Endangered-habitat loss to humans |
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black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) |
African savanna, forest Cape to Somalia | Most endangered in world-poaching |
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Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humbolti) |
coastal islands of Peru and Chile | Endangered |
| Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) |
the Andes | Endangered |
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African slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus) |
West & Central Africa | Endangered |
| Species | Habitat | Status |
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red-handed tamarin (Saguinas midas) |
Amazonian Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam | Threatened due to habitat destruction |
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DeBrazzas monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) |
Central Africa | Threatened-habitat loss, pet trade |
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Allens swamp monkey (Cercopithecus negroviridis) |
Congo & western Zaire | Threatened-habitat loss & hunting |
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colobus monkey (Colobus guereza kikuyuensis) |
forests and grasslands of Central Africa | Threatened-habitat and hunting |
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grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) |
NW North america | Threatened |
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Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) |
Alaska | Threatened-habitat vulnerable |
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polar bear (Ursus maritimus) |
coasts of Arctic Ice Cap | food source |
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North American otter (Lutra canadensis) |
marshes, streams, and rivermouths, Canada & US | rare due to habitat loss and pollution |
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puma (cougar) currently off exhibit (Felis concolor) |
Canada & US west of the Great Plains, Florida | endangered |
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hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) |
waterways, grasslands-west central, east & south Africa | Threatened due to poaching, habitat loss |
| American golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos canadensis) |
mountains & deserts in North America | Threatened habitat loss & poaching |
| red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) |
open fields in North America | Threatened in some areas |
| Harris hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) |
deserts in southwestern US and South America | Threatened due to habitat loss |
| American kestrel (Falco sparverius) |
open fields in North America | Threatened due to habitat loss |
| saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus) |
forests of North America | Threatened due to habitat loss |
| short-eared owl (Aegolius acadicus) |
forests in North America | Threatened due to habitat loss |
| great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) |
forests in North America | Threatened due to habitat loss |
| northern pygmy owl (Glaucidium gnoma) |
forests in North America | Threatened due to habitat loss |
| snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) |
Alaskan tundra | Threatened due to loss of prey |
| screech owl (Otus asio) |
forests of North America | Threatened due to habitat loss |
| northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis cairina) |
old growth in North America | Threatened due to habitat loss |
| barred owl (Strix varia) |
forests in North America | Threatened due to habitat loss |
| barn owl (Tyto alba) |
fields and forests of North America | Threatened due to pesticides |
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desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) |
dry regions in southern US and northern Mexico | All species threatened or endangered |
| Bells hingeback tortoise (Kinixys belliana) |
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| red-tailed boa (Boa constrictor ortoni) |
rain forest and savanna of North and South America | Threatened-habitat loss, pet & skin trade |
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rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria) |
rock piles in tropics of Central & South America | Threatened |
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coastal rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca) |
southern California and the Baja Peninsula | Threatened |
| Mexican rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata) |
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Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) |
NE India through China to Malay Peninsula | Threatened-habitat loss, pet & skin trade |
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ball python (Python regius) |
West Africa, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Senegal | Threatened-habitat loss, pet & skin trade |
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African rock python (Python sebae) |
South of Sahara to central South Africa | Threatened due to habitat loss |
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Emperor scorpion (Pandinus emperator) |
Congo rain forest of western Africa | Threatened |