The following listing is based upon IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species! 
Scientific Name: Addax nasomaculatus.
Status: Critically Endangered.
Threats: Uncontrolled hunting and harassment. Also drought and the extension of pastoralism.
Population: Less than 300 animals surviving in the wild.
Countries: Chad, Mauritania, Niger.
Scientific Name: Canis simensis.
Status: Endangered.
Threats: Loss of habitat (agriculture), disease epizootics and hybridization with domestic dogs.
Population: 400-550 individuals.
Countries: Endemic to the Ethiopian highlands.
Scientific Name: Gorilla beringei.
Status: Endangered.
Threats: Habitat loss, poaching, pet trade and illegal hunting (bushmeat).
Population: Closest estimate is 680 mountain gorillas.
Countries: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Scientific Name: Choeropsis liberiensis.
Status: Endangered.
Threats: Deforestation for farming and logging + bushmeat hunting.
Population: The latest estimate (1993 survey) is pretty much outdated (2000-3000 pygmy hippos). Since the population trend is on a decrease, fewer than 2000 individuals is probably more accurate (although this stat is clearly approximate).
Countries: Endemic to West Africa; Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, and Liberia.
Scientific Name: Lycaon pictus.
Status: Endangered.
Threats: Conflict with human activities and infectious disease (e.g. rabies).
Population: 3000-5500.
Countries: Native to Botswana; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Ethiopia; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Senegal; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Scientific Name: Diceros bicornis.
Status: Critically Endangered.
Threats: Mainly poaching for its horn and “medicinal” value (China).
Population: Has declined by over 90% over the last 60 odd years. Current estimation is at roughly 4180 black rhinos.
Countries: Kenya; Namibia; South Africa; Tanzania; Zimbabwe.
Scientific Name: Acinonyx jubatus.
Status: Vulnerable.
Threats: Habitat loss, fragmentation and human conflict (mainly farmers).
Population: 10 000-15 000. Cheetahs are believed to have lost over 76% of their historic range on the continent.
Countries: Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Central African Republic; Chad; The Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Islamic Republic of Iran; Kenya; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; United Republic of Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Scientific Name: Panthera leo.
Status: Vulnerable.
Threats: Poisoning to protect local livestock (Refer to Furadan), prey base depletion, habitat loss and trophy hunting.
Population: Best estimate is 20 000-23 000. Such a pity, especially when you consider their number 50 years ago (450 000 lions; a loss of +/- 95%).
Countries: Most of sub-Saharan Africa.
Scientific Name: Spheniscus demersus.
Status: Vulnerable.
Threats: Commercial fisheries and oil spills.
Population: 72 000 birds.
Countries: Angola; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa.
Scientific Name: Loxodonta africana.
Status: Vulnerable.
Threats: Poaching for ivory and meat + loss of habitat.
Population: 470 000-690 000.
Countries: Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Congo; Côte d’Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
1. Addax
Scientific Name: Addax nasomaculatus.
Status: Critically Endangered.
Threats: Uncontrolled hunting and harassment. Also drought and the extension of pastoralism.
Population: Less than 300 animals surviving in the wild.
Countries: Chad, Mauritania, Niger.
2. Ethiopian Wolf
Scientific Name: Canis simensis.
Status: Endangered.
Threats: Loss of habitat (agriculture), disease epizootics and hybridization with domestic dogs.
Population: 400-550 individuals.
Countries: Endemic to the Ethiopian highlands.
3. Mountain Gorilla
Scientific Name: Gorilla beringei.
Status: Endangered.
Threats: Habitat loss, poaching, pet trade and illegal hunting (bushmeat).
Population: Closest estimate is 680 mountain gorillas.
Countries: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
4. Pygmy Hippopotamus
Scientific Name: Choeropsis liberiensis.
Status: Endangered.
Threats: Deforestation for farming and logging + bushmeat hunting.
Population: The latest estimate (1993 survey) is pretty much outdated (2000-3000 pygmy hippos). Since the population trend is on a decrease, fewer than 2000 individuals is probably more accurate (although this stat is clearly approximate).
Countries: Endemic to West Africa; Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, and Liberia.
5. African Wild Dog
Scientific Name: Lycaon pictus.
Status: Endangered.
Threats: Conflict with human activities and infectious disease (e.g. rabies).
Population: 3000-5500.
Countries: Native to Botswana; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Ethiopia; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Senegal; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
6. Black Rhinoceros
Scientific Name: Diceros bicornis.
Status: Critically Endangered.
Threats: Mainly poaching for its horn and “medicinal” value (China).
Population: Has declined by over 90% over the last 60 odd years. Current estimation is at roughly 4180 black rhinos.
Countries: Kenya; Namibia; South Africa; Tanzania; Zimbabwe.
7. Cheetah
Scientific Name: Acinonyx jubatus.
Status: Vulnerable.
Threats: Habitat loss, fragmentation and human conflict (mainly farmers).
Population: 10 000-15 000. Cheetahs are believed to have lost over 76% of their historic range on the continent.
Countries: Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Central African Republic; Chad; The Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Islamic Republic of Iran; Kenya; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; United Republic of Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
8. African Lion
Scientific Name: Panthera leo.
Status: Vulnerable.
Threats: Poisoning to protect local livestock (Refer to Furadan), prey base depletion, habitat loss and trophy hunting.
Population: Best estimate is 20 000-23 000. Such a pity, especially when you consider their number 50 years ago (450 000 lions; a loss of +/- 95%).
Countries: Most of sub-Saharan Africa.
9. African Penguin (Jackass Penguin)
Scientific Name: Spheniscus demersus.
Status: Vulnerable.
Threats: Commercial fisheries and oil spills.
Population: 72 000 birds.
Countries: Angola; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa.
10. African Elephant
Scientific Name: Loxodonta africana.
Status: Vulnerable.
Threats: Poaching for ivory and meat + loss of habitat.
Population: 470 000-690 000.
Countries: Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Congo; Côte d’Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
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