Critically Endangered
| Conservation status |
|---|
| by risk of extinction |
| Extinct |
| Extinct Extinct in the Wild |
| Threatened |
| Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable |
| At lower risk |
| Conservation Dependent Near Threatened Least Concern |
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See also IUCN Red List International Union for Conservation of Nature |
Critically Endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN Red List for wild species. Critically endangered means that a species numbers have decreased, or will decrease, by 80% within three generations.[1]
As the IUCN 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 category for 'Possibly Extinct' has been suggested by BirdLife International to categorize these taxa.
See also
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species for a list ordered by taxonomic rank
- Category:IUCN Red List critically endangered species for an alphabetical list
References
- ↑ "Apes extinct in a generation". BBC. 2005-09-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4202734.stm. Retrieved 2005-09-01.
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