Cuba: number of threatened species by type 2022

In 2022, the majority of the threatened living species in Cuba consisted of plants, with a total of 192 species under threat. That taxonomic group was followed by fish and amphibians, with 66 and 49 threatened species, respectively. Furthermore, Cuba is the Caribbean country with the second highest number of endangered animal species on the IUCN Red List.

Number of threatened living species in Cuba on the IUCN Red List in 2022, by taxonomic group

Characteristic	Number of threatened species
Plants*	192
Fishes*	66
Amphibians	49
Reptiles*	44
Other invertebrates*	23
Birds	17
Mammals	10

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

Cuba

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

* Figures presented for these groups should be interpreted as the number of species known to be threatened within those species that have been assessed to date, and not as the overall total number of threatened species for each group.

According to the source, threatened living species include species that are critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU).

The acronym IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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