Galapagos giant tortoise  (Geochelone spp.)

The Charles Island tortoise (Geochelone galapagoensis) is classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List and the Abingdon Island tortoise (G. abingdoni) and Duncan Island tortoise (G. ephippium) are classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW). The Hood Island tortoise (G. hoodensis) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) and the James Island tortoise (G. darwini), Sierra Negra tortoise (G. guntheri), Indefatigable Island tortoise (G. porteri) and Iguana cove tortoise (G. vicina) are classified as Endangered (EN). The Volcan wolf tortoise (G. becki), Chatham Island tortoise (G. chathamensis), Volcan Darwin tortoise (G. microphyes) and Volcan Alcedo tortoise (G. vandenburghi) are all classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1) (5). The Galapagos giant tortoises are also listed on Appendix I of CITES (6).