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It is considered the most endangered marine mammal in the world. The vaquita has been listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species since 1996. [2] The vaquita is at risk of extinction due to its small population size. [33] [page needed] It was approximated at one point that there were 150 individuals. [21]
The World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]
Marine mammals comprise over 130 living and recently extinct species in three taxonomic orders.The Society for Marine Mammalogy, an international scientific society, maintains a list of valid species and subspecies, most recently updated in October 2015. [1]
Red Sea torpedo (Torpedo suessii) Extinct species. Java stingaree (Urolophus javanicus) Lampreys. Extinct species. ... There are 64 extinct species, 85 possibly ...
This page features lists of species and organisms that have become extinct. The reasons for extinction range from natural occurrences, such as shifts in the Earth's ecosystem or natural disasters, to human influences on nature by the overuse of natural resources, hunting and destruction of natural habitats.
They are considered the most endangered of all sea turtle species. They sometimes travel to South Atlantic waters to feed when they are young. Very rarely, a few will remain in South Carolina ...
Hydrophis cyanocinctus (Annulated sea snake, blue-banded sea snake) Hydrophis elegans (Elegant sea snake) Hydrophis fasciatus (Striped sea snake) Hydrophis gracilis (Graceful small-headed sea snake, slender sea snake) Hydrophis inornatus (Plain sea snake) Hydrophis klossi (Kloss' sea snake) Hydrophis lapemoides (Persian Gulf sea snake)
The Japanese sea lion and Caribbean monk seal disappeared in the 1950s, the most recent aquatic mammals to become extinct. Several land-based mammal species and subspecies have disappeared since then. If the baiji is extinct, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus) has become the most endangered marine mammal species. Some scientists retain hope for the ...