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the following is a collection of taxboxes of all the rare life-forms i've seen in the wild-arranged by IUCN conservation status

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Arkansas fatmucket
Conservation status
Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Unionoida Family: Unionidae Genus: Lampsilis Species: L. powellii
Binomial name
Lampsilis powellii I. Lea, 1852

Elkhorn Coral
Conservation status
Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Order: Scleractinia Family: Acroporidae Genus: Acropora Species: A. palmata
Binomial name
Acropora palmata

Key Deer
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Genus: Odocoileus Species: O. virginianus Subspecies: O. v. clavium
Trinomial name
Odocoileus virginianus clavium Barbour & G. M. Allen, 1922

Strombus gigas Queen Conch
Conservation status
Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropod Order: Sorbeoconcha Family: Strombidae Genus: Strombus Species: S. gigas
Binomial name
Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758

Alligator Snapping Turtle
Conservation status
Template:StatusVulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Chelydridae Genus: Macrochelys Species: M. temminckii
Binomial name
Macrochelys temminckii Troost, 1835
Synonyms
Macroclemmys temminckii Boulenger, 1889 Chelonura temminckii Troost, 1835 Testudo planitia Gmelin, 1789

Crystal darter
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Percidae Genus: Crystallaria Species: C. asprella
Binomial name
Crystallaria asprella Jordan, 1878

Grey nurse shark
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Lamniformes Family: Odontaspididae Genus: Carcharias Species: C. taurus
Binomial name
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810

Harbour Porpoise
Size comparison against an average human
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Phocoenidae Genus: Phocoena Species: P. phocoena
Binomial name
Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758
Harbour Porpoise range

Bison
Alternate image Historic drawing Bison call audio
Conservation status
Conservation Dependent[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Bovinae Genus: Bison Species: B. bison
Binomial name
Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
B. b. athabasacae B. b. bison

Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle, T. carolina carolina
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Genus: Terrapene Species: T. carolina
Binomial name
Terrapene carolina Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies
See text.

Bull shark
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordate Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Carcharhinus Species: C. leucas
Binomial name
Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839)
Range of bull shark

Caribbean reef shark
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Carcharhinus Species: C. perezii
Binomial name
Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876)
Range of caribbean reef shark

Columbian White-tailed Deer
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Genus: Odocoileus Species: O. virginianus Subspecies: O. v. leucurus
Trinomial name
Odocoileus virginianus leucurus Douglas, 1829

Horseshoe crab
Pair of horseshoe crabs
Conservation status
Near Threatened[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Merostomata[3] Order: Xiphosura Family: Limulidae Genus: Limulus Species: L. polyphemus
Binomial name
Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758

Minke Whale
A surfacing Minke Whale, Skjálfandi, Iceland Size comparison against an average human
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Eutheria Order: Cetacea Suborder: Mysticeti Family: Balaenopteridae Genus: Balaenoptera Species: B. acutorostrata B. bonaerensis
Binomial name
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacepede, 1804
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867
Minke Whale range
Antarctic Minke Whale range
Dwarf Minke Whale range

Red-headed Woodpecker
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Melanerpes Species: M. erythrocephalus
Binomial name
Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)