78 Endangered Species Trivia Questions with Answers
78 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which penguin species endemic to New Zealand has distinctive yellow eyes and is endangered?
Answer
Yellow-eyed penguin
What is the common name of the critically endangered coral Acropora palmata?
Answer
Elkhorn coral
What is the scientific name of the critically endangered California condor?
Answer
Gymnogyps californianus
Which critically endangered frog species is endemic to Panama and known for its bright yellow color?
Answer
Panamanian golden frog
Which endangered seal species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands?
Answer
Hawaiian monk seal
Which critically endangered turtle species is found in the Yangtze River and has fewer than 5 individuals known?
Answer
Yangtze giant softshell turtle
Which elephant species is listed as critically endangered and lives in Central African rainforests?
Answer
African forest elephant
What is the IUCN conservation status of the mountain gorilla?
Answer
Endangered
Which critically endangered rhino species has two horns and lives in Southeast Asia?
Answer
Sumatran rhinoceros
Which critically endangered sea turtle is the smallest of all sea turtles?
Answer
Kemp's ridley
Which great ape has the smallest remaining population, with fewer than 300 individuals?
Answer
Cross River gorilla
What is the only species of penguin that breeds in Africa and is endangered?
Answer
African penguin
What is the IUCN status of the Komodo dragon?
Answer
Endangered
What is the scientific name of the giant panda?
Answer
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Which organization publishes the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?
Answer
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Which sea turtle species is critically endangered and has a hawk-like beak?
Answer
Hawksbill sea turtle
Which Chinese river is home to the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise?
Answer
Yangtze River
What is the primary threat to the endangered vaquita porpoise?
Answer
Bycatch in gillnets
Which island nation is home to the critically endangered kakapo?
Answer
New Zealand
What is the conservation status of the blue whale?
Answer
Endangered