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Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. As of September 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 1085 endangered amphibian species. [1] Of all evaluated amphibian species, 14% are listed as endangered. No subpopulations of amphibians have been evaluated by the ...
Critically endangered (CR) species face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of December 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 673 critically endangered amphibian species, including 146 which are tagged as possibly extinct. [1] [2] 9.2% of all evaluated amphibian species are listed as critically ...
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 93 reptile and amphibian species in the United States are threatened with extinction. [1] The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR.
Amphibians, particularly frogs, are among the hardest hit by an extinction crisis, as are insects and reptiles. Frogs are dying off at record rates, an ominous sign the 6th mass extinction is ...
Amphibians are in decline worldwide, with 2 out of every 5 species threatened by extinction, according to a paper published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature.
The Red List Index (RLI), based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, is an indicator of the changing state of global biodiversity.It defines the conservation status of major species groups, and measures trends in extinction risk over time.
Amphibian Coromandel peninsula and Whareorino Forest, New Zealand Unknown Chytridiomycosis; predation by invasive species; Lithobates sevosus: Dusky gopher frog Amphibian Harrison County, Mississippi, USA 60–100 fungal disease; climate change; land-use changes; Lophura edwardsi: Edwards's pheasant Bird Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue ...
The population of the mountain chicken frog, once abundant in the Caribbean, has dropped by over 99% in 20 years due to a deadly fungal disease.