Critically Endangered
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 Comparison of Red List classes above and NatureServe status below  |
Critically Endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN Red List for wild species. Critically Endangered species are those that are facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.[1] There are currently 2129 animals and 1821 plants with this assessment, compared with 1998 levels of 854 and 909, respectively.[2]
As the Red List does not consider a species extinct until extensive, targeted surveys have been conducted, species which are possibly extinct are still listed as 'Critically Endangered'. A new ideal category for 'Possibly Extinct' has been suggested by BirdLife International to categorize these taxa.
See also
- Lists of IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species for lists ordered by taxonomic rank
- Category:IUCN Red List critically endangered species for an alphabetical list
- The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates
- The world's 100 most threatened species
- IUCN for additional information on the IUCN
References
- ^ "Apes extinct in a generation". BBC. 2005-09-01. Retrieved 2005-09-01.
- ^ IUCN (2012). "IUCN Red List version 2012.2: Table 2: Changes in numbers of species in the threatened categories (CR, EN, VU) from 1996 to 2012 (IUCN Red List version 2012.2) for the major taxonomic groups on the Red List" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-31.
External links
- List of Critically Endangered species as identified by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- The Criteria for Critically Endangered, IUCN