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Critically Endangered species in the United States

5 species listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List in the United States.

California CondorGymnogyps californianus

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California Condor

Critically Endangered

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

Great Hammerhead Shark

Critically Endangered

Great Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna mokarran

Hawksbill Turtle

Critically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

Kemp's Ridley Turtle

Critically Endangered

Kemp's Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys kempii

North Atlantic Right Whale

Critically Endangered

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

And these are Endangered

One category back from the edge, and facing the same threats.

Blue Whale

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Giant Manta Ray

Giant Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

Sea Otter

Sea Otter

Whale Shark

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

Whooping Crane

Whooping Crane

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