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Vulnerable habitat or species are monitored and can become increasingly threatened. Some species listed as "vulnerable" may be common in captivity , an example being the military macaw . In 2012 there were 5,196 animals and 6,789 plants classified as vulnerable, compared with 2,815 and 3,222, respectively, in 1998. [ 1 ]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the best known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system. . Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, and degree of population and distribution fragmenta
The percentage of species in several groups which are documented as extinct, critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable on the 2023 IUCN Red List. The data for some groups are insufficient, so the plotted percentages can be much lower than the actual rates of vulnerability.
On 30 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 9694 (4618 Animalia, 5075 Plantae, 1 Protista) Vulnerable species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations.
Vulnerable (VU) species are considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 2178 vulnerable invertebrate species. [1] Of all evaluated invertebrate species, 12% are listed as vulnerable. The IUCN also lists 47 invertebrate subspecies as vulnerable.
The world’s frogs, salamanders, newts and other amphibians remain in serious trouble. A new global assessment has found that 41% of amphibian species that scientists have studied are threatened ...
As of July 2021, the IUCN lists 14,033 animal species and 6,635 plant species as least concern. [1] No least concern assessments have been made for taxa of other kingdoms. Lists: Animals (kingdom Animalia) Amphibians — List of least concern amphibians; Birds — List of least concern birds; Fish — List of least concern fishes
Suckley’s cuckoo bumble bee may be classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act after a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This social parasite is native to 15 ...