List of carnivorans by population From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of estimated global populations of Carnivora species. This list is not comprehensive, as not all carnivorans have had their numbers quantified. Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image According to European Union LIFE [1] [1] [1] Nature conservation projects estimates Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus 300 EN population size tripled from 52 mature individuals in 2002 to 156 in 2012.[1] A subspecies of the leopard cat living Prionailurus exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote cat bengalensis 100 – 109[2] CR[3] [3] Iriomote. Population size is declining, iriomotensis and consists of a single subpopulation.[2] Maximum estimate. No more than 50 Red wolf Canis rufus 300[4] CR[4] [4] mature individuals. Previously extinct in the wild.[4] Malabar large- Maximum estimate. Previously Viverra civettina 250[5] CR[5] Unknown[5] spotted civet considered possibly extinct.[5] Maximum estimate for mature Darwin's fox Pseudalopex fulvipes 250[6] CR[6] [6] individuals.[6] Mature individuals number less than Cozumel raccoon Procyon pygmaeus 323 – 955[7] CR[7] [7] 250. Populations can be severely affected by hurricanes.[7] Saimaa ringed seal Pusa hispida saimensis 310 CR The most endangered pinniped. Mediterranean monk The second most endangered Monachus monachus 350 – 450[8] CR[8] [8] seal pinniped.[8] One of the world's rarest canids, and Ethiopian wolf Canis simensis [9] [9] [9] 500 EN Africa's most endangered carnivore. Monachus Numbered 1448 in 1983. Rate of Hawaiian monk seal 935[10] CR[10] [10] schauinslandi decrease appears to be rising.[10] Maximum estimate from 1991; numbers Marine otter Lontra felina 1000[11] EN[11] [11] have probably fallen.[11] Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis 1000 – 5000[12] EN[12] [12] Maximum estimate. 1000 wild and 300 Black-footed ferret Mustela nigripes 1300[13] EN[13] [13] domestic. Almost became extinct in the 1980s.[13] Maximum estimate in 2002. Numbers had declined from 6000 in 1994 and Island fox Urocyon littoralis 1500[14] CR[14] [14] appear to be continuing the trend, so present numbers are likely much lower.[14] Ailuropoda Maximum estimate for mature Giant panda 1800[15] EN[15] [15] melanoleuca individuals.[15] Bay cat Pardofelis badia 2500[16] EN[16] [16] Maximum estimate.[16] Maximum estimate for mature Dhole Cuon alpinus 2500[17] EN[17] [17] individuals.[17] Fossa Cryptoprocta ferox 2500[18] VU[18] [18] Maximum estimate.[18] Andean mountain cat Leopardus jacobita 2500[19] EN[19] [19] Maximum estimate.[19] Grandidier's Galidictis grandidieri [20] [20] [20] mongoose 2650 – 3540 EN Tiger Panthera tigris 3890[21] EN[21] [21] Snow leopard Panthera uncia 7,000[22] EN[22] [22] Brown hyena Hyaena brunnea 8,000[23] NT[23] [23] Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena 14,000[24] NT[24] [24] African wild dog Lycaon pictus 6,600[25] EN[25] [25] Estimate is for mature individuals only. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus 7,500[26] VU[26] [26] Number may reach as high as 10 000.[26] Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx 8000[27] LC[27] [27] Sunda clouded Neofelis diardi [28] [28] [28] [13] leopard 10 000 VU Maximum estimate. Marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata 10 000[29] VU[29] [29] Maximum estimate.[29] Prionailurus Rusty-spotted cat [30] [30] [30] rubiginosus 10 000 VU Maximum estimate for mature Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa 10 000[31] VU[31] [31] individuals.[31] Red panda Ailurus fulgens 10 000[32] VU[32] [32] Minimum estimate for mature African golden cat Caracal aurata 10 000[33] NT[33] [33] individuals.[33] Kodkod Leopardus guigna 10 000[34] VU[34] [34] Maximum estimate.[34] Chinese mountain Maximum estimate for mature F. silvestris bieti 10 000[35] VU[35] [35] cat individuals.[35] Arctocephalus Galápagos fur seal [36] [36] [36] [36] galapagoensis 10 000 – 15 000 EN Down from 30 – 40 000 in 1978. New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri 11 855[37] VU[37] [37] Juan Fernández fur Estimate is from the early 1990s; Arctocephalus philippii 12 000[38] NT[38] [38] seal numbers appear to be increasing.[38] Australian sea lion Neophoca cinerea 13 790[39] EN[39] [39] Maximum estimate for mature Sechuran fox Lycalopex sechurae 15 000[40] NT[40] Unknown[40] individuals.[40] Arctocephalus Guadalupe fur seal [41] [41] [41] [41] townsendi 15 000 – 17 000 NT Numbered 200 – 500 in the 1950s. Sloth bear Melursus ursinus 20 000[42] VU[42] [42] Maximum estimate.[42] Polar bear Ursus maritimus 25,000[43] VU[43] [43] Galápagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki 20 000 – 40 000[44] EN[44] [44] Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus 23 600[45] NT[45] Unknown[45] Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta 27 000 – 47 000[46] LC[46] [46] Tentative estimate.[46] Comprises several subspecies in Africa and Asia. The former has higher [47] [47] [47] population and most subspecies: a Lion Panthera leo 35,000 VU recent study has given a global range of 29 000 – 47 000. The Asiatic species numbers an estimated 359, +/- 10.[47] Leopard Panthera pardus 75,000[48] NT[48] Baikal seal Pusa sibirica 80 000 – 100 000[49] LC[49] [49] Sea otter Enhydra lutris 106 822[50] EN[50] [50] Bush dog Speothos venaticus 110 000[51] NT[51] [51] Considered an overestimate.[51] Caspian seal Pusa caspica 111 000[52] EN[52] [52] Once numbered over 1 000 000.[52] Ross seal Ommatophoca rossii 130 000[53] LC[53] Unknown[53] Divided into two subspecies: Western Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus 143 000[54] NT[54] [54] Steller (78 000) and Loughlin’s Northern (65 000).[54] Northern elephant Mirounga [55] [55] [55] [55] seal angustirostris 171 000 LC Numbered 113 000 in 1991. New Zealand fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri 200 000[56] LC[56] [56] Minimum estimate. Russia has the largest number of brown bears, [57] [57] [57] believed to exceed 100,000, while Brown bear Ursus arctos 200 000 LC estimates in the U.S. are around 33,000 (most in Alaska), Canada 25,000, and Europe (excluding Russia) 14,000.[57] South American sea Otaria flavescens [58] [58] [58] [58] lion 250 000 LC Minimum estimate. South American fur Arctocephalus australis [59] [59] [59] seal 250 000 – 300 000 LC Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx 300 000[60] LC[60] Unknown[60] Arctocephalus Estimate is from 1987; almost certainly Subantarctic fur seal 310 000[61] LC[61] [61] tropicalis an underestimate.[61] Harbor seal Phoca vitulina 350 000 – 500 000[62] LC[62] [62] California sea lion Zalophus californianus 355 000[63] LC[63] [63] Grey seal Halichoerus grypus 400 000[64] LC[64] [64] Leptonychotes Weddell seal [65] [65] [65] [65] weddellii 500 000 LC Unknown Minimum estimate. Southern elephant Latest global estimates are from the Mirounga leonina 500 000[66] LC[66] Unknown[66] seal mid-1990s.[66] 592 000 in the Northwest Atlantic and [67] [67] [67] 70 000 in the Northeast. The latter Hooded seal Cystophora cristata 662 000 VU population has declined 85-90% in the past 60 years for unknown reasons.[67] Numbers are believed to be twice that American black bear Ursus americanus 950 000[68] LC[68] [68] of all other bears combined.[68] Northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus 1 100 000[69] VU[69] [69] Divided into two subspecies: Cape (2 Brown fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus 2 092 000[70] LC[70] [70] 000 000) and Australian (92 000).[70] Pagophilus Harp seal [71] [71] [71] [71] groenlandicus 8 000 000 LC Maximum estimate. Estimates are highly uncertain due to 11 000 000 – 12 000 Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophaga LC[72] Unknown[72] animal's massive numbers and location 000[72] in the Southern Seas.[72] Silver fox Vulpes vulpes Unknown Domesticated 2012 estimate. 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