With all the different types of rainforests and climates here in Guatemala, it is no wonder that it has hosted thousands of species of plants and animals over time. With all the changes this country has undergone, it is no wonder that many of the species of life is either extinct or endangered. This is an important fact to understand and the causes also need to be paid attention to in order for each reason to be dealt with immediately.

The extinction or endangerment of living things are caused by several factors. Here it may be that there was an overwhelming demand for whatever it is, deforestation causes off balanced ecosystems that effect everything around it, climate is changing which causes longer hot spells, different rainy seasons which spur growth of different molds and feeding habits of the living things, and many more factors, but the majority of them are due to human causes. If we don't give back and try to resolve these issues, are we any more than a cancer that causes irreversible damages?

It is estimated 10% of the country�s vertebrate species are at risk of being classified as endangered, in addition to four complete plant families, including 734 types of orchids, according to the national biodiversity strategy and action plan for conservation and sustainable use. This list includes wildlife from around Guatemala, not just the Izabal area. Many species are either endangered or already extinct to this area.

Endangered and/or extinct species found in Guatemala:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group
1.	Adelopoma stolli	Adelopoma stolli	Snails
2.	Aegiphila skutchii	Aegiphila skutchii	Plants
3.	Aegiphila panamensis	Aegiphila panamensis	Plants
4.	Aegiphila monstrosa	Aegiphila monstrosa	Plants
5.	Aegiphila fasciculata	Aegiphila fasciculata	Plants
6.	Agkistrodon bilineatus	Agkistrodon bilineatus	Reptiles
7.	Alta Verapaz Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla teuchestes	Amphibians
8.	American Crocodile	Crocodylus acutus	Reptiles
9.	Arcane Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla sagorum	Amphibians
10.	Atitlan Grebe	Podilymbus gigas	Birds
11.	Azure-rumped Tanager	Tangara cabanisi	Birds
12.	Baja Verapaz Salamander	Cryptotriton veraepacis	Amphibians
13.	Barber's Sheep Frog	Hypopachus barberi	Amphibians
14.	Bearded Screech-owl	Megascops barbarus	Birds
15.	Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	Birds
16.	Belted Flycatcher	Xenotriccus callizonus	Birds
17.	Bentfin Devil Ray	Mobula thurstoni	Fishes
18.	Big Deer Mouse	Peromyscus grandis	Mammals
19.	Black Catbird	Melanoptila glabrirostris	Birds
20.	Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis	Birds
21.	Black Solitary Eagle	Harpyhaliaetus solitarius	Birds
22.	Blepharidium guatemalense	Blepharidium guatemalense	Plants
23.	Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog	Smilisca cyanosticta	Amphibians
24.	Bradytriton silus	Bradytriton silus	Amphibians
25.	Bromeliad Treefrog	Bromeliohyla bromeliacia	Amphibians
26.	Brown False Brook Salamander	Pseudoeurycea brunnata	Amphibians
27.	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Birds
28.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Tryngites subruficollis	Birds
29.	Bullseye Electric Ray	Diplobatus ommata	Fishes
30.	Campbell's Forest Toad	Incilius campbelli	Amphibians
31.	Caribbean Reef Shark	Carcharhinus perezi	Fishes
32.	Cave Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla tecunumani	Amphibians
33.	Central American River Turtle	Dermatemys mawii	Reptiles
34.	Central American Snapping Turtle	Chelydra rossignoni	Reptiles
35.	Central American Tapir	Tapirus bairdii	Mammals
36.	Central American Walnut	Juglans olanchana	Plants
37.	Ceratozamia euryphyllidia	Ceratozamia euryphyllidia	Plants
38.	Ceratozamia robusta	Ceratozamia robusta	Plants
39.	Ceratozamia matudae	Ceratozamia matudae	Plants
40.	Cerro Pozo de Agua Moss Salamander	Nototriton brodiei	Amphibians
41.	Cerulean Warbler	Dendroica cerulea	Birds
42.	Chimalapa Toad	Incilius tutelarius	Amphibians
43.	Chinamococh Stream Frog	Ptychohyla sanctaecrucis	Amphibians
44.	Cloud Forest Parrot Snake	Leptophis modestus	Reptiles
45.	Cloud Forest Rice Rat	Handleyomys saturatior	Mammals
46.	Cloud Forest Stream Frog	Ptychohyla euthysanota	Amphibians
47.	Coban Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa helmrichi	Amphibians
48.	Common Sawfish	Pristis pristis	Fishes
49.	Conant's Salamander	Bolitoglossa conanti	Amphibians
50.	Connarus brachybotryosus	Connarus brachybotryosus	Plants
51.	Copan Brook Frog	Duellmanohyla soralia	Amphibians
52.	Copan Stream Frog	Ptychohyla hypomykter	Amphibians
53.	Copan Treefrog	Ecnomiohyla salvaje	Amphibians
54.	Cope's Brown Treefrog	Ecnomiohyla minera	Amphibians
55.	Cornus disciflora	Cornus disciflora	Plants
56.	Cougar	Puma concolor	Mammals
57.	Cowfish	Rhinoptera bonasus	Fishes
58.	Craugastor rostralis	Craugastor rostralis	Amphibians
59.	Craugastor alfredi	Craugastor alfredi	Amphibians
60.	Craugastor greggi	Craugastor greggi	Amphibians
61.	Craugastor rivulus	Craugastor rivulus	Amphibians
62.	Craugastor daryi	Craugastor daryi	Amphibians
63.	Craugastor pygmaeus	Craugastor pygmaeus	Amphibians
64.	Craugastor xucanebi	Craugastor xucanebi	Amphibians
65.	Craugastor charadra	Craugastor charadra	Amphibians
66.	Craugastor psephosypharus	Craugastor psephosypharus	Amphibians
67.	Craugastor trachydermus	Craugastor trachydermus	Amphibians
68.	Craugastor chac	Craugastor chac	Amphibians
69.	Craugastor matudai	Craugastor matudai	Amphibians
70.	Craugastor stuarti	Craugastor stuarti	Amphibians
71.	Craugastor brocchi	Craugastor brocchi	Amphibians
72.	Craugastor lineatus	Craugastor lineatus	Amphibians
73.	Craugastor sandersoni	Craugastor sandersoni	Amphibians
74.	Craugastor bocourti	Craugastor bocourti	Amphibians
75.	Craugastor laticeps	Craugastor laticeps	Amphibians
76.	Craugastor sabrinus	Craugastor sabrinus	Amphibians
77.	Craugastor aphanus	Craugastor aphanus	Amphibians
78.	Craugastor inachus	Craugastor inachus	Amphibians
79.	Crematogaster atilanica	Crematogaster atilanica	Insects
80.	Crested Tailed Deer Mouse	Habromys lophurus	Mammals
81.	Crown Shark	Sphyrna corona	Fishes
82.	Cuchumatanas Bromeliad Salamander	Dendrotriton cuchumatanus	Amphibians
83.	Cymbopetalum mayanum	Cymbopetalum mayanum	Plants
84.	Dary's Burrowing Snake	Adelphicos daryi	Reptiles
85.	Decatropis paucijuga	Decatropis paucijuga	Plants
86.	Decazyx macrophyllus	Decazyx macrophyllus	Plants
87.	Devil Fish	Manta birostris	Fishes
88.	Doflein's Salamander	Bolitoglossa dofleini	Amphibians
89.	Donkey Fish	Dermatolepis inermis	Fishes
90.	Dunn's Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa dunni	Amphibians
91.	Elegant Tern	Sterna elegans	Birds
92.	Engelhardt's Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa engelhardti	Amphibians
93.	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Birds
94.	Fiddlefish	Rhinobatos leucorhynchus	Fishes
95.	Forest Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla glandulosa	Amphibians
96.	Franklin's Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa franklini	Amphibians
97.	Furrowed Wood Turtle	Rhinoclemmys areolata	Reptiles
98.	Galapagos Petrel	Pterodroma phaeopygia	Birds
99.	Giant Hispaniolan Galliwasp	Celestus rozellae	Reptiles
100.	Goebel's False Brook Salamander	Pseudoeurycea goebeli	Amphibians
101.	Golden Cownose Ray	Rhinoptera steindachneri	Fishes
102.	Golden-cheeked Wood Warbler	Dendroica chrysoparia	Birds
103.	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Birds
104.	Great Curassow	Crax rubra	Birds
105.	Greater Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla avia	Amphibians
106.	Guatamalan Small Eared Shrew	Cryptotis griseoventris	Mammals
107.	Guatemala Plateau Frog	Lithobates macroglossa	Amphibians
108.	Guatemala Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla guatemalensis	Amphibians
109.	Guatemala Stream Frog	Ptychohyla panchoi	Amphibians
110.	Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey	Alouatta pigra	Mammals
111.	Guatemalan Bromeliad Salamander	Dendrotriton rabbi	Amphibians
112.	Guatemalan Fir	Abies guatemalensis	Plants
113.	Guatemalan Knobtail	Epigomphus clavatus	Insects
114.	Guatemalan Rubyspot	Hetaerina rudis	Insects
115.	Guatemalan Spiny-tailed Iguana	Ctenosaura palearis	Reptiles
116.	Guatemalan Vole	Microtus guatemalensis	Mammals
117.	Guerreran Stream Frog	Ptychohyla salvadorensis	Amphibians
118.	Guianan Crested Eagle	Morphnus guianensis	Birds
119.	Hammerhead Shark	Sphyrna mokarran	Fishes
120.	Hampea sphaerocarpa	Hampea sphaerocarpa	Plants
121.	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja	Birds
122.	Hartweg's Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa hartwegi	Amphibians
123.	Hartweg's Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla hartwegi	Amphibians
124.	Heermann's Gull	Larus heermanni	Birds
125.	Helicina rostrata	Helicina rostrata	Snails
126.	Highland Guan	Penelopina nigra	Birds
127.	Hogfish	Lachnolaimus maximus	Fishes
128.	Holy-mountain Salamander	Bolitoglossa heiroreias	Amphibians
129.	Holywood Lignum Vitae	Guaiacum sanctum	Plants
130.	Horned Guan	Oreophasis derbianus	Birds
131.	Hyla bocourti	Hyla bocourti	Amphibians
132.	Incilius macrocristatus	Incilius macrocristatus	Amphibians
133.	Ivory-faced Flatwing	Heteragrion eboratum	Insects
134.	Ixil Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla ixil	Amphibians
135.	Jaguar	Panthera onca	Mammals
136.	Jalpa False Brook Salamander	Pseudoeurycea exspectata	Amphibians
137.	Japanese Devilray	Mobula japanica	Fishes
138.	Juniper	Juniperus standleyi	Plants
139.	Keel-billed Motmot	Electron carinatum	Birds
140.	Lancepod	Lonchocarpus phlebophyllus	Plants
141.	Lancepod	Lonchocarpus phaseolifolius	Plants
142.	Lancepod	Lonchocarpus miniflorus	Plants
143.	Largetooth Sawfish	Pristis perotteti	Fishes
144.	Las Palmas Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla quecchi	Amphibians
145.	Least Tern	Sterna antillarum	Birds
146.	Leprus Chirping Frog	Eleutherodactylus leprus	Amphibians
147.	Lesser Long-nosed Bat	Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae	Mammals
148.	Leucaena magnifica	Leucaena magnifica	Plants
149.	Lincoln's Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa lincolni	Amphibians
150.	Lined Seahorse	Hippocampus erectus	Fishes
151.	Long-nosed Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa rostrata	Amphibians
152.	Long-tailed Otter	Lontra longicaudis	Mammals
153.	Longnose Eagle Ray	Myliobatis longirostris	Fishes
154.	Mantled Howler Monkey	Alouatta palliata	Mammals
155.	Margay	Leopardus wiedii	Mammals
156.	Matuda's Arboreal Alligator Lizard	Abronia matudai	Reptiles
157.	Matuda's Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla matudai	Amphibians
158.	Mayan Deer Mouse	Peromyscus mayensis	Mammals
159.	Meliana Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa meliana	Amphibians
160.	Mexican Caecilian	Dermophis mexicanus	Amphibians
161.	Mexican Long-tongued Bat	Choeronycteris mexicana	Mammals
162.	Monzon's Moss Salamander	Cryptotriton monzoni	Amphibians
163.	Morelet's Crocodile	Crocodylus moreletii	Reptiles
164.	Morelet's Treefrog	Agalychnis moreletii	Amphibians
165.	Muller's Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa mulleri	Amphibians
166.	Mutton Snapper	Lutjanus analis	Fishes
167.	Narrow-footed Worm Salamander	Oedipina stenopodia	Amphibians
168.	Narrow-nosed Harvest Mouse	Reithrodontomys tenuirostris	Mammals
169.	Nassau Grouper	Epinephelus striatus	Fishes
170.	Neea acuminatissima	Neea acuminatissima	Plants
171.	Nelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse	Heteromys nelsoni	Mammals
172.	Nimble Long-limbed Salamander	Nyctanolis pernix	Amphibians
173.	Northern Aplomado Falcon	Falco femoralis septentrionalis	Birds
174.	O'donnell's Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa odonnelli	Amphibians
175.	Oak Forest Salamander	Bolitoglossa cuchumatana	Amphibians
176.	Oceanic Whitetip Shark	Carcharhinus longimanus	Fishes
177.	Ocellated Quail	Cyrtonyx ocellatus	Birds
178.	Ocellated Turkey	Meleagris ocellata	Birds
179.	Ocelot	Leopardus pardalis	Mammals
180.	Ouratea insulae	Ouratea insulae	Plants
181.	Pacific Seahorse	Hippocampus ingens	Fishes
182.	Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	Birds
183.	Parathesis vulgata	Parathesis vulgata	Plants
184.	Parkinson's Petrel	Procellaria parkinsoni	Birds
185.	Perkins' Treefrog	Exerodonta perkinsi	Amphibians
186.	Phrygiopilus acanthophallus	Phrygiopilus acanthophallus	Crustaceans
187.	Pileated Flycatcher	Xenotriccus mexicanus	Birds
188.	Pine Forest Stream Frog	Ptychohyla macrotympanum	Amphibians
189.	Pink-footed Shearwater	Puffinus creatopus	Birds
190.	Pink-headed Warbler	Ergaticus versicolor	Birds
191.	Pithecellobium stevensonii	Pithecellobium stevensonii	Plants
192.	Pithecellobium saxosum	Pithecellobium saxosum	Plants
193.	Pithecellobium johansenii	Pithecellobium johansenii	Plants
194.	Poey's Grouper	Epinephelus flavolimbatus	Fishes
195.	Ptychohyla dendrophasma	Ptychohyla dendrophasma	Amphibians
196.	Queen Triggerfish	Balistes vetula	Fishes
197.	Raddaus mertensi	Raddaus mertensi	Crustaceans
198.	Rainbow Parrotfish	Scarus guacamaia	Fishes
199.	Red Grouper	Epinephelus morio	Fishes
200.	Red Porgy	Pagrus pagrus	Fishes
201.	Red-spotted Chirping Frog	Eleutherodactylus rubrimaculatus	Amphibians
202.	Resplendent Quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno	Birds
203.	Rio Sananja Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla pokomchi	Amphibians
204.	Ris's Sanddragon	Progomphus risi	Insects
205.	Rosewood	Dalbergia retusa	Plants
206.	Royal False Brook Salamander	Pseudoeurycea rex	Amphibians
207.	Salvin's Salamander	Bolitoglossa salvinii	Amphibians
208.	Schmidt's Mountain Brook Frog	Duellmanohyla schmidtorum	Amphibians
209.	Seabass	Epinephelus niveatus	Fishes
210.	Small-toothed Harvest Mouse	Reithrodontomys microdon	Mammals
211.	Southern Round-gland Toad	Incilius ibarrai	Amphibians
212.	Spectral Bat	Vampyrum spectrum	Mammals
213.	Spotted Eagle Ray	Aetobatus narinari	Fishes
214.	Striped Rice Rat	Handleyomys rhabdops	Mammals
215.	Tetrorchidium brevifolium	Tetrorchidium brevifolium	Plants
216.	Thomas's Sac-winged Bat	Balantiopteryx io	Mammals
217.	Thomas's Water Mouse	Rheomys thomasi	Mammals
218.	Thorny Spikethumb Frog	Plectrohyla acanthodes	Amphibians
219.	Tontelea hondurensis	Tontelea hondurensis	Plants
220.	Trichilia breviflora	Trichilia breviflora	Plants
221.	Van Gelder's Bat	Bauerus dubiaquercus	Mammals
222.	Vitex cooperi	Vitex cooperi	Plants
223.	Vitex kuylenii	Vitex kuylenii	Plants
224.	Vitex gaumeri	Vitex gaumeri	Plants
225.	Volcan Tacana Toad	Incilius tacanensis	Amphibians
226.	Wake's Moss Salamander	Cryptotriton wakei	Amphibians
227.	Walker's Treefrog	Hyla walkeri	Amphibians
228.	West Indian Manatee	Trichechus manatus	Mammals
229.	Whale Shark	Rhincodon typus	Fishes
230.	White-lipped Peccary	Tayassu pecari	Mammals
231.	Xenosaurus grandis	Xenosaurus grandis	Reptiles
232.	Yellow-belly Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa flaviventris	Amphibians
233.	Yellow-Blotched Palm Pit Viper	Bothriechis aurifer	Reptiles
234.	Yellow-headed Parrot	Amazona oratrix	Birds
235.	Yellow-legged Climbing Salamander	Bolitoglossa flavimembris	Amphibians
236.	Yellowback Spiny-tailed Iguana	Ctenosaura flavidorsalis	Reptiles
237.	Yellowfin Grouper	Mycteroperca venenosa	Fishes
238.	Yucatan Brown Brocket Deer	Mazama pandora	Mammals
239.	Zamia variegata	Zamia variegata	Plants
240.	Zamia picta	Zamia picta	Plants
241.	Zamia monticola	Zamia monticola	Plants
242.	Zanthoxylum ferrugineum	Zanthoxylum ferrugineum	Plants
243.	Zanthoxylum belizense	Zanthoxylum belizense	Plants
244.	>Zanthoxylum procerum	Zanthoxylum procerum	Plants
245.	Zanthoxylum gentlei	Zanthoxylum gentlei	Plants

The capture, possession or commercialization of endangered species is illegal under Guatemala�s protection and betterment of the environment act.