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Endangered Species at the Oregon Zoo
| Species | Habitat | Status |
| Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) |
Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean | Endangered |
| ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) |
Madagascar only | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
| mongoose lemur (Lemur mongoz) |
Madagascar only | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
| agile mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus chrysogaster) |
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon Congo, Zaire, Kenya | Endangered |
| LHoests monkey (Cercopithecus lhoesti) |
Tropical rainforest in West and Central Africa | Endangered |
| mandrill (Papio sphinx) |
W. Central Africa, Gabon S. Cameroon, Congo | Endangered - hunting & habitat loss |
| Francois monkey (Presbytis francoisi francoisi) |
Forests in SE China, Central Laos, & Vietnam | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
| Douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus nemaeus) |
Rainforest in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia | Endangered-habitat loss from war & crops |
| white-cheeked gibbon (Hylobates concolor leucogenys) |
Rainforest in Vietnam, Laos and southern China | Endangered due to habitat loss |
| Siamang (Hylobates syndactylus) |
Rainforest in Malay Peninsula | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
| chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) |
West & Central Africa | Endangered due to habitat loss |
| orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) |
SE Asia (Borneo & Sumatra) | Endangered due to habitat destruction |
| grey wolf (Canis lupus pambasileus) |
mountains and tundra in Alaska & Canada | Endangered |
| Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) |
SE Asia | Endangered-pet trade folk medicine, habitat |
| red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) |
SE slopes of the Himalayas | declining populations |
| Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) |
Siberia, SE Russia, N. Korea, Manchuria | Endangered-habitat loss, folk medicine |
| Asian elephant (Elephas maximas) |
Burma, Ceylon, India, Malaya, & Vietnam | Endangered-habitat loss to humans |
| black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) |
African savanna, forest Cape to Somalia | Most endangered in world-poaching |
| Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humbolti) |
coastal islands of Peru and Chile | Endangered |
| Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) |
the Andes | Endangered |
| African slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus) |
West & Central Africa | Endangered |
Threatened Species at the Oregon Zoo
| Species | Habitat | Status |
| red-handed tamarin (Saguinas midas) |
Amazonian Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam | Threatened due to habitat destruction |
| DeBrazzas monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) |
Central Africa | Threatened-habitat loss, pet trade |
| Allens swamp monkey (Cercopithecus negroviridis) |
Congo & western Zaire | Threatened-habitat loss & hunting |
| colobus (Colobus guereza caudatus) |
forests and grasslands of Central Africa | Threatened-habitat and hunting |
| colobus (Colobus guereza kikuyuensis) |
forests and grasslands of Central Africa | Threatened-habitat and hunting |
| American black bear (Ursus americanus |
deciduous/evergreen forests in North America | Declining-habitat loss and hunting |
| grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) |
NW North america | Threatened |
| Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) |
Alaska | Threatened-habitat vulnerable |
| polar bear (Ursus maritimus) |
coasts of Arctic Ice Cap | food source |
| North American otter (Lutra canadensis) |
marshes, streams, and rivermouths, Canada & US | rare due to habitat loss and pollution |
| puma (cougar) currently off exhibit (Felis concolor) |
Canada & US west of the Great Plains, Florida | endangered |
| Hartmans mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) |
SW Africa | Threatened |
| 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 pigmy 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 |
| three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis) |
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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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| savanna monitor (Varanus exanthematicus) |
dry savannas of Africa | Threatened |
| Malayan water monitor (Varanus salvator) |
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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 |
| rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria) |
rock piles in tropics of Central & South America | Threatened |
| coastal rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca) |
southern California and the Baja Peninsula | Threatened |
| Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) |
NE India through China to Malay Peninsula | Threatened-habitat loss, pet & skin trade |
| ball python (Python regius) |
West Africa, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Senegal | Threatened-habitat loss, pet & skin trade |
| African rock python (Python sebae) |
South of Sahara to central South Africa | Threatened due to habitat loss |
| Mexican red kneed tarantula (Euathius emilia) |
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| Emperor scorpion (Pandinus emperator) |
Congo rain forest of western Africa | Threatened |
