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Endangered Species Guide
Endangered Mammals

[About the IUCN and USFWS.]
asian buffalo
  ASIAN BUFFALO
IUCN Status: Endangered
Major Threats: Hunting, interbreeding with domestic stocks and habitat loss
asian elephant
  ASIAN ELEPHANT
IUCN Status: Endangered
USFWS Status: Endangered
Major Threat: Loss of suitable habitat
aye-aye
  AYE-AYE
IUCN Status: Endangered
USFWS Status: Endangered
Major Threats: Habitat loss and persecution
bactrian camel
  BACTRIAN CAMEL
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
USFWS Status: Endangered
Major Threats: Hunting and competition with livestock
baiji
  BAIJI
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Major Threats: Boat collisions, loss of prey species, pollution and dams
baird's tapir
  BAIRD'S TAPIR
IUCN Status: Endangered
USFWS Status: Endangered
Major Threats: Hunting and habitat destruction
    MORE MAMMALS »

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