CR — Critically Endangered

Chelonoidis darwini

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↑Increasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

REPTILIA

Order

TESTUDINES

Family

TESTUDINIDAE

Genus

Chelonoidis

Chelonoidis darwini belongs to the family TESTUDINIDAE, order TESTUDINES, within the REPTILIA class.

04 — Threats

Threats

IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Intentional use: hunting/trapping

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Other threat

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection

Habitat & natural process restoration

Species recovery

Ex-situ conservation

Legislation

06 — Range

Found in 1 Country

Ecuador

Community

Community Sightings

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Chelonoidis darwini (Chelonoidis darwini). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/santiago-giant-tortoise

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