WildLife Tracker

The 10 Rarest and Most Elusive Wild Animals

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Vaquita

Critically Endangered

Northern Gulf of California, Mexico

Javan Rhino

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Javan Rhino

Critically Endangered

Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia

Saola

Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
Saola

Critically Endangered

Annamite Mountains, Laos, Vietnam

Cross River Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla diehli
Cross River Gorilla

Critically Endangered

Nigeria, Cameroon

Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia
Snow Leopard

Vulnerable

Central Asia (Himalays, Altai Mountains

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus
Iberian Lynx

Endangered

Spain, Portugal

Pangolin

All species in the genus Manis
Pangolin

Critically Endangered

Africa, Asia

Aye-Aye

Daubentonia madagascariensis
Aye-Aye

Endangered

Madagascar

Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle

Rafetus swinhoei
Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle

Critically Endangered

China, Vietnam

Northern Bald Ibis

Geronticus eremita
Northern Bald Ibis

Endangered

Morocco, Syria, Turkey

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