Critically Endangered

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
See also
IUCN Red List
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Extinction Extinction Extinct in the Wild Critically Endangered Endangered species Vulnerable species Near Threatened Threatened species Least Concern Least ConcernIUCN conservation statuses
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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 ideal category for 'Possibly Extinct' has been suggested by BirdLife International to categorize these taxa.

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Species examples

Examples of critically endangered animals:


Examples of critically endangered plants:

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

References

  1. ^ "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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