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It is entirely herbivorous, eating native plants, seeds, fruits, pollen, fungi and even the sapwood of trees. [68] A study in 1984 identified 25 plant species as kākāpō food. [4] It is specifically fond of the fruit of the rimu tree, and will feed on it exclusively during seasons when it is abundant. The kākāpō strips out the nutritious ...
Of the surviving species, the kākāpō is critically endangered, [7] [8] with living individuals numbering only 244 (as of 2024). [9] The mainland kākā is listed as endangered, [10] [11] and the kea is listed as vulnerable. [12] [13] The Nestoridae genus Nelepsittacus consists of four extinct species.
See: List of endangered plants, List of critically endangered plants. Vulnerable, Endangered, and Critically Endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN. Additionally 1674 plant species (7.6% of those evaluated) are listed as Data Deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full
Critically endangered plants are listed separately. There are 6147 plant species which are endangered or critically endangered. Additionally 1674 plant species (7.6% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small ...
The Red List of 2012 was released 19 July 2012 at Rio+20 Earth Summit; [17] nearly 2,000 species were added, [18] with 4 species to the extinct list, 2 to the rediscovered list. [19] The IUCN assessed a total of 63,837 species which revealed 19,817 are threatened with extinction.
Hawaiian botanists say the inevitable loss from the wildfires across Maui and the Big Island will be felt deeply on the state’s landscape for years to come.
We are concerned that a potential listing of the species under the Endangered Species Act could curtail this successful, science-based management model as well as threaten a cherished and unique ...
The ground parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) is a parrot endemic to Australia.It is one of only four ground-dwelling parrots in the world, the others being the closely related night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis), the Antipodes parakeet (Cyanoramphus unicolor), and the flightless kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) [4] from New Zealand.