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The Assam roofed turtle or Sylhet roofed turtle is a turtle species of the family Geoemydidae found in the Brahmaputra-Meghna drainage in (Assam), Terai Arc Landscape region of India and parts of eastern Bangladesh (Sylhet).

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Photo of the Assam Roof Turtle Kachuga sylhetensis (Syn. Pangshura sylhetensis) taken at Pakke Tiger Reserve by Nandini Velho and released under the below mentioned license (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Drymaeus henselii is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimuilidae.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Drawing of the shells of Anthinus henselii, synonym Drymaeus henselii. (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Rück's blue flycatcher is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Ventral (a) and dorsal (b) views of the specimens described by Oustalet, which reside in the French National Museum of Natural History. The upper specimen is an adult female, and the bottom is an adult male. Ventral (d) and dorsal (e) views of the specimens described by Robinson & Kloss, which reside in the American Museum of Natural History. The top specimen is an immature male, and the bottom is an adult male. Photographs by Nigel Collar. (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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The blue-faced rail also bald-faced rail or Schlegel's rail, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Repronegatief. Levend exemplaar van een sulawesinaaktoogral,Gymnocrex rosenbergii (.mw-parser-output .smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps}Schlegel, 1866) (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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The southern greater glider, also known as the southern and central greater glider, is a species of large gliding marsupial native to the forests of southeastern Australia.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Greater glider (Petauroides volans) in Australia. (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“House passes bill, would remove gray wolves from endangered species list” — KOAA News 5

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December 19, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Papilio phorbanta, also known as the small Réunion swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Papillon-la-pâture, female, upperwing (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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The blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra, is an Australian species of large, edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra), still alive, harvested from the south coast of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Scale: shell length = 12.3 cm. Due to over-harvesting, abalone are subject to a strict bag limit of two in NSW (with a fishing licence), and may only be taken if over 11.7 cm. (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Haplochromis martini is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish that is endemic to the Lake Victoria system in Africa.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Haplochromis martini (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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The New Zealand storm petrel is a small seabird of the family Oceanitidae endemic to New Zealand.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
en:New Zealand Storm-petrel (Oceanites maorianus) (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Luciobarbus microcephalus is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Luciobarbus microcephalus en el fluviário de Mora (Portugal) (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Poupartia borbonica is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Poupartia borbonica, beginning of blossom (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“Ranchers in southeast Oregon helped keep sage grouse off the endangered list. Now, lithium mining could pose a new threat - Oregon Public Broadcasting” — OPB

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December 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The Monte Iberia eleuth, also known as the Monte Iberia dwarf frog, is a species of eleutherodactylid frog.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Eleutherodactylus iberia (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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“Illinois adds to endangered and threatened species to list” — FOX 32 Chicago

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December 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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The maleo is a large megapode and the only member of the monotypic genus Macrocephalon.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Maleo (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Acilius duvergeri is a species of beetle in family Dytiscidae.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Fig. 32.—Eye of Acilius Larva, with its Optic Ganglion. On the right side the nerve end-cells have been drawn free from pigment. (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“Illinois has its latest list of endangered species — the end result of many difficult choices” — Chicago Tribune

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December 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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The rufous flycatcher is a Vulnerable species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Rufous Flycatcher (Myiarchus semirufus) (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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The Cromwell chafer beetle is a species of flightless beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Closeup of a Cromwell chafer beetle (Prodontria lewisi) at night in the Cromwell Chafer Beetle Reserve on scabweed (Raoulia) (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Achatinella decipiens is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered

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Achatinella decipiens Newcomb, 1854 (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“The incredible comeback of the world’s last wild horse species” — National Geographic

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December 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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The daggernose shark is a little-known species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Carcharias oxyrhynchus (=Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus) (alt text from Wikimedia)
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“Rare Footage of ‘Critically Endangered’ Horses in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone” — Newsweek

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December 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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“Beaufort man pleads guilty to illegally purchasing green sea turtle head” — Hilton Head Island Packet

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December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM