A threatened group in a country
Guides.taxonThreatened.mammals of New Zealand
- 9 species
- Endangered: 5
- Vulnerable: 4
Seven of New Zealand's nine threatened mammals are marine: five cetaceans, the southern elephant seal and Hector's dolphin. All five endangered species are marine, and the two land animals — the sambar and the brush-tailed rock wallaby — sit in the mildest category. None is critically endangered.
By Red List category
- Endangered
- 5
- Vulnerable
- 4
