How threatened they are
16,191 species carry an assessment from the IUCN Red List. The categories below are theirs, and the counts are ours.
- Extinct in the Wild4
Survives only in captivity, or as a population planted well outside its old range
- Critically Endangered1,021
Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
- Endangered1,689
Facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild
- Vulnerable1,237
Facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
- Near Threatened904
Close to qualifying as threatened, or likely to qualify soon
- Least Concern9,361
Assessed, and does not qualify for any of the categories above
- Data Deficient1,938
Assessed, and there was not enough evidence to place it
- Lower Risk/conservation dependent2
A category the Red List retired in 2001 — it meant the animal stayed out of trouble only while conservation work continued. These assessments have never been redone
- Extinct35
There is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died