List of even-toed ungulates by population

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Mammals by population
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Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla)
Carnivorans (Carnivora)
Cetaceans (Cetacea)
Bats (Chiroptera)
Odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla)
Primates (Primates)
Key

Conservation status

  Extinct in the wild (EW)
  Critically Endangered (CR)
  Endangered (EN)
  Vulnerable (VU)
  Near Threatened (NT)
  Least Concern (LC)
  Data Deficient (DD)
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This is a list of even-toed ungulate species by estimated global population. This list is not comprehensive, as not all ungulates have had their numbers quantified.

Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Saola Pseudoryx nghetinhensis <750 CR[1] Decrease[1] Maximum estimate. No individuals in captivity. Wild population highly dispersed, and subpopulations fragmented with numbers of mature individuals below the minimum viable population. Foremost threatened by hunting.[1]
Pygmy hog Porcula salvania 250[2] EN[2] Decrease[2] Maximum estimate for mature individuals.[2]
Bawean deer Axis kuhlii 200–500[3] CR[3] Steady[3] Estimates are for the wild population only; may reach as high as 500.[3]
Addax Addax nasomaculatus 30–90[4] CR[4] Decrease[4] Maximum estimate for the wild.[4]
Tamaraw Bubalus mindorensis 300[5] CR[5] Decrease[5]
Togian babirusa Babyrousa togeanensis 500[6] EN[6] Decrease[6] Maximum estimate.[6]
Walia ibex Capra walie 500[7] VU[7] Increase[7]
Dama gazelle Nanger dama 500[8] CR[8] Decrease[8] Maximum estimate.[8]
Hirola Beatragus hunteri 500–2000[9] CR[9] Decrease[9] May be much lower.[9]
Anhui musk deer Moschus anhuiensis 700–800[10] EN[10] Decrease[10] Most recent estimate was in 1998.[10]
Przewalski's gazelle Procapra przewalskii 700–800[11] EN[11] Increase[11] Could be underestimated.[11]
Persian fallow deer Dama mesopotamica 715[12] EN[12] Increase[12] Previously thought to be extinct.[12]
Wild Bactrian camel Camelus ferus 950[13] CR[13] Decrease[13] The latest estimate for the population of the Wild Camel was conducted in 2008.[13]
South Andean deer Hippocamelus bisulcus 1048–1500[14] EN[14] Decrease[14]
Calamian deer Axis calamianensis 1123[15] EN[15] Decrease[15] 1994 estimate; has almost certainly decreased.[15]
Abbott's duiker Cephalophus spadix 1500[16] EN[16] Decrease[16] Maximum estimate.[16]
Cuvier's gazelle Gazella cuvieri 1750–2950[17] VU[17] unknown[17]
Nilgiri tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius 1800–2000[18] EN[18] Decrease[18] Last estimate for the Nilgiri Tahr was conducted in 2008.[18]
Pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis 2000–3000[19] EN[19] Decrease[19] Estimate is from 1993; numbers have probably shrunk.[19]
Mountain anoa Bubalus quarlesi 2500[20] EN[20] Decrease[20] Maximum estimate.[20]
Rhim gazelle Gazella leptoceros 2500[21] EN[21] Decrease[21] Estimate is for mature individuals only.[21]
Visayan spotted deer Rusa alfredi 2500[22] EN[22] Decrease[22] Maximum estimate.[22]
Mountain nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni 2500–4000[23] EN[23] Decrease[23] 2500 is a maximum estimate from 1999, but recent work has shown numbers may be as high as 4000.[23]
European bison Bison bonasus 3200[24] NT[24] Increase[24] Includes 1400 semi-domestic animals and 1800 wild. Semi-domestic numbers are likely underestimated.[24]
Chacoan peccary Catagonus wagneri 3200[25] EN[25] Decrease[25] Estimate was made in 2002; wide-scale deforestation of their habitat began in 2003.[25]
Wild water buffalo Bubalus arnee 3400[26] EN Decrease
Jentink's duiker Cephalophus jentinki 3500[27] EN[27] Decrease[27] Maximum estimate; may be less than 2000.[27]
Barasingha Rucervus duvaucelii 3500–5100[28] VU[28] Decrease[28]
Nile lechwe Kobus megaceros 4291[29] EN[29] Decrease[29]
Small red brocket Mazama bororo 4500[30] VU[30] Decrease[30] Maximum estimate.[30]
Arabian tahr Arabitragus jayakari 5000[31] EN[31] Decrease[31] Maximum estimate.[31]
West Caucasian tur Capra caucasica 4000–5000[32] EN[32] Decrease[32]

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