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World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List categories

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Description 1994 Categories & Criteria
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Image:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg Least Concern (LC or LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category. Image:Status iucn2.3 LC.svg
Image:Status iucn3.1 NT.svg Near Threatened (NT or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future. Image:Status iucn2.3 NT.svg
No longer a Red List category Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years. Image:Status iucn2.3 CD.svg
Threatened categories
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Description 1994 Categories & Criteria
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Image:Status iucn3.1 VU.svg Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild Image:Status iucn2.3 VU.svg
Image:Status iucn3.1 EN.svg Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Image:Status iucn2.3 EN.svg
Image:Status iucn3.1 CR.svg Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Image:Status iucn2.3 CR.svg
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Image:Status iucn3.1 EW.svg Extinct in the Wild (EW), known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range. Image:Status iucn2.3 EW.svg
Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction.
Not Evaluated (NE), not yet been evaluated against the criteria.
Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

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Binomial name Nasalis larvatus Wurmb, 1787 The Proboscis Monkey, Nasalis larvatus also known as Long-nosed Monkey is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey. ... Binomial name Mandrillus leucophaeus Linnaeus, 1758 The Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) is a primate of the Cercopithecidae (Old-world Monkeys) family, closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the Mandrill. ... Binomial name Craseonycteris thonglongyai Hill, 1974 The Bumblebee Bat, or perhaps more correctly Kittis Hog-nosed Bat, (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) is the worlds smallest species of bat at 30-40 mm in length and weighing approximately 2 grams (about the weight of a dime). ... Binomial name Cercopithecus diana (Linnaeus, 1758) The Diana Monkey (Cercopithecus diana) is often considered one of the most beautiful of the Old World monkeys. ... 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Kting Voar (Pseudonovibos spiralis) or jungle sheep, is a cryptozoological mountain goat of Kampuche (Cambodia), called linh dong (mountain goat) in Vietnamese. ... species Takhtajania perrieri Takhtajania is a genus of primitive flowering plants of the southern hemisphere family Winteraceae, which contains a single species, . Takhtajania is native to the highlands of Madagascar, where it is found in a small area of the Madagascar subhumid forests. ... Binomial name Marmota vancouverensis (Swarth, 1911) The Vancouver Island Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) is found only in the high mountainous regions of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. ... Binomial name Cercopithecus sclateri Pocock, 1904 Sclaters Guenon (Cercopithecus sclateri), also known as Sclaters Monkey and White-throated Guenon, are diurnal primates that live on trees of rainforests or tropical areas of Nigeria and Benin. ... 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Binomial name Etheostoma boschungi Wall and Williams, 1974 Note: This article was adapted from a public domain Fish and Wildlife Service report. ... Binomial name Astacopsis gouldi (Clark, 1936) The Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Crayfish is the largest freshwater invertebrate in the world. ... Binomial name Galidictis grandidieri Wozencraft, 1986 The Giant-striped Mongoose, also known as Grandidiers Mongoose, Galidictis grandidieri, is a small mammal weighing between 1. ... Binomial name Aspidites ramsayi (Peters, 1876) Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi) are a type of constrictor snake from Australia. ... Binomial name Dendrolagus matschiei Forster & Rothschild, 1907 Matschies Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei), also known as the Huon Tree-kangaroo belongs to the family Macropodidae, which includes about 55 species of kangaroos, wallabies and their relatives. ... 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Binomial name Allocebus trichotis (Günther, 1875) The Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur (Allocebus trichotis) is a nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. ... Binomial name Dryomys sichuanensis (Wang, 1985) The Chinese Dormouse (Dryomys sichuanensis) is a variety of dormouse that lives in northern Sichuan, China. ... Binomial name Gomortega nitida Synonyms Gomortega nitida (syn. ... Binomial name Zaglossus bruijnii (Peters and Doria, 1876) The Western Long-beaked Echidna is one of the four extant echidnas and one of three species of Zaglossus that occur in New Guinea. ... The Bawean deer or Kuhls deer (Axis kuhlii) is a species of deer found only the island of Bawean in Indonesia. ... Binomial name Cervus alfredi Sclater, 1870 The Philippine Spotted Deer (Cervus alfredi) is a species of deer that is native to the forests of the Philippines. ... Binomial name Indotestudo forstenii (Schlegel & Müller, 1844) Synonyms Testudo forstenii Geochelone forsteni Forstens Tortoise Indotestudo forstenii is a species of tortoise found on the Indonesian isle of Sulawesi (=Celebes). ... Binomial name Indotestudo elongata (Blyth, 1854) Synonyms Testudo elongata Geochelone elongata Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) is a species of tortoise found in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia. ... Binomial name Manouria emys (Schlegel & Müller, 1844) Brown Tortoise (Manouria emys) is a species of tortoise found in India (Assam), Bangladesh, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo). ... Binomial name Chitra indica (Gray, 1831) Narrow-headed soft-shelled Turtle Chitra indica is a species of turtle found in India (Ganges, Godavari, Mahanadi, Sutlaj, Indus) Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. ... Binomial name Pelochelys cantorii Gray, 1864 Asian Giant soft-shelled Turtle Pelochelys cantorii is a species of tortoise. ... Binomial name Cuora mouhotii Gray, 1862 Synonyms Pyxidea mouhotii Keeled Box Turtle (Cuora mouhotii) is a species of turtle found in China (Hainan), Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and India. ... Binomial name Hypomesus transpacificus Delta smelt are slender-bodied fish, about 5. ... Binomial name Geoemyda silvatica Henderson, 1912 Cochin Forest Cane Turtle Geoemyda silvatica is a species of turtle found in the Western Ghats of India. ... Binomial name Kachuga dhongoka (Gray, 1834) Three-striped Roofed Turtle Kachuga dhongoka is a species of turtle. ... Binomial name Kachuga sylhetensis (Jerdon, 1870) Assam Roofed Turtle Kachuga sylhetensis is a species of turtle found in Assam and parts of eastern Bangladesh. ... Binomial name Nepenthes rajah Hook. ... Binomial name Nepenthes burbidgeae Hook. ... Binomial name Nepenthes truncata Macf. ... Binomial name Caprolagus hispidus (Pearson, 1839) The Hispid Hare, Caprolagus hispidus, is a leporid native to the foothills of the Himalaya. ... Binomial name Eupleres goudotii Doyere, 1835 The falanouc is a rare endemic Madagascan viverrid. ... Trinomial name Neotoma floridana smalli (Sherman) The Key Largo Woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli), is a medium-sized rat found in the northern one third area of Key Largo, Florida, in the United States. ... Binomial name Cotylelobium melanoxylon (Hook. ... Binomial name Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987 The Telefomin Cuscus (Phalanger matanim) is a possum found on New Guinea. ... Binomial name Trogopterus xanthipes Milne-Edwards, 1876 The Complex-toothed Flying Squirrel (Trogopterus xanthipes) is a flying squirrel found in the southern Chinese provinces Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan. ... Binomial name Gazella cuvieri (Ogilby, 1841) Cuviers Gazelle Gazella cuvieri is a species of gazelle from northern Africa. ... Binomial name Myotis sodalis Miller & Allen, 1928 Approximate range of the Indiana bat The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a medium-sized, dull gray bat listed an endangered species by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ... Binomial name Etheostoma nuchale Howell & Caldwell, 1965 The Watercress Darter is a small colorful fish which lives in the Black Warrior River drainage basin near Birmingham, Alabama. ... Binomial name Petaurus gracilis (de Vis, 1883) The Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis), which is named for its mahogany-brown colour, is a highly endangered possum, very similar in appearance to both the smaller sized Sugar Glider and Squirrel Glider. ... Binomial name Nepenthes boschiana Korth. ... Binomial name Nepenthes pilosa Danser (1928) Nepenthes pilosa (Latin: pilosus = hairy) is highland pitcher plant species belonging to the genus Nepenthes. ... Javan Lutung was popular in Java which is believed by local communities as a divine descendant. ... Binomial name Nepenthes murudensis Culham (1994) Distribution of . ... Binomial name Pogonichthys macrolepidotus (Ayres, 1854) The splittail, or Sacramento splittail, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, is a cyprinid fish native to the low-elevation waters of the Central Valley in California. ... Binomial name Sphaerodactylus micropithecus Schwartz, 1977 The Monito Gecko is an endangered gecko endemic to the island of Monito in the archipelago of Puerto Rico belonging to the Sphaerodactylus genus of the Gekkonidae family of reptiles. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Binomial name Gorilla gorilla Savage, 1847 Subspecies G. g. ... Binomial name Gorilla beringei Matschie, 1903 Subspecies G. b. ... Binomial name Nepenthes bellii Kondo (1969) Nepenthes bellii (after Bell, botanist) is a lowland Nepenthes pitcher plant species endemic to Luzon Island in the Philippines. ... Binomial name Nepenthes gracillima Ridley (1908) Distribution of . ... Binomial name Nepenthes talangensis Nerz & Wistuba (1994) Nepenthes talangensis (Latin: Talang = mountain in Sumatra Barat, ensis = from) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Sumatra. ... Binomial name Nepenthes paniculata Danser (1928) Nepenthes paniculata (Latin: panicula = panicle) is a species of pitcher plant belonging to the genus Nepenthes. ... Binomial name Nepenthes masoalensis Schm. ... Binomial name Juniperus cedrus Webb & Berthel. ... Trinomial name Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis Wan, Wu, Fang, 2005 The Qinling Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca qinlingensis) is a subspecies of the Giant Panda, named by science in 2005. ... Trinomial name Peromyscus polionotus ammobates The Alabama Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) is a federally endangered species which lives along the Alabama coast. ... Binomial name Procyon insularis (Merriam, 1898) The Tres Marias Raccoon (Procyon insularis) is a species of raccoon found only in the Tres Marias Islands off the western coast of the Mexican state of Nayarit. ... Binomial name Propithecus diadema Bennett, 1832 The Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema) is an endangered species of sifaka, one of the lemurs endemic to certain rainforests in eastern Madagascar. ... Binomial name Pongo pygmaeus (Linnaeus, 1760) The Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) is a species of orangutan native to the island of Borneo. ... Binomial name Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle, 1839) The speartooth shark, Glyphis glyphis, is a shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean between latitudes 5° N and 21° S. Its length is up to about 1 m. ...

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