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As of 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 40 animal species as extinct in the wild. [1] That is approximately 0.04% of all evaluated animal species. The IUCN also lists five animal subspecies as extinct in the wild. This is a complete list of wild animal species and subspecies listed as extinct by the IUCN.
On 29 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 842 (746 animals, 96 plants) extinct species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations.
Lists of extinct animals by region (6 P) This page was last edited on 3 November 2024, at 07:36 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
List of Macaronesian animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha animals extinct in the Holocene; List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene; List of European species extinct in the Holocene. List of extinct animals of the British Isles; List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene. List of ...
Version 2014.2 of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 77 (40 animal, 37 plant) extinct in the wild species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and subpopulations. For IUCN lists of extinct in the wild species by kingdom, see: Animals (kingdom Animalia) — IUCN Red List extinct in the wild species (Animalia)
Here are 10 of the most devastating animal extinctions in recent history, plus a closer look at the dire impact of human greed and why we need stronger wildlife protection measures.
Diagram of Lower Risk / near threatened in the older IUCN version 2.3, beside the former Lower Risk / conservation dependent subcategory.. Before 2001, the IUCN used the version 2.3 Categories and Criteria to assign conservation status, which included a separate category for conservation-dependent species ("Conservation Dependent", LR/cd).
The IUCN also lists 31 mammalian subspecies as near threatened. Of the subpopulations of mammals evaluated by the IUCN, one species subpopulation and one subspecies subpopulation have been assessed as near threatened. This is a complete list of near threatened mammalian species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN.