This list is of Red Lists, Red Data Books, and related initiatives that assess and document the

extinction Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

risk of species, whether on an international or more local level (

regional Red List A Regional Red List is a report of the threatened status of species within a certain country or region. It is based on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, an inventory of the conservation status of species on a global scale. Regional Red ...

s). The

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

has published a set of ''Guidelines for Application of the IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels'' and at least 113 countries have produced their own Red Lists. Below, where a particular article or set of articles on a foreign-language Wikipedia provides fuller coverage, a link is provided.

International

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...

* European Red List

Angola

: ''Lista Vermelha de Espécies de Angola'', published by the Ministério do Ambiente

Armenia

: ԿԱՐՄԻՐ ԳԻՐՔ, published by the

Ministry of Environment An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment ...

; hy, Հայաստանի Կարմիր գիրք

Australia

Species Profile and Threats Database The ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and cultu ...

, published by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Azerbaijan

: az, Azərbaycan Qırmızı Kitabı

Belarus

: be, Чырвоная кніга Рэспублікі Беларусь

Brazil

: ''Livro Vermelho da Fauna Brasileira Ameaçada de Extinção'', published by the

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Portuguese: ''Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade'', ICMBio) is the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment's administrative arm."Brazilian Federal Law 11.516/2007 (Por ...

Bulgaria

: Червена книга на Република България (Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria), published by the

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (abbreviated BAS; bg, Българска академия на науките, ''Balgarska akademiya na naukite'', abbreviated ''БАН'') is the National Academy of Bulgaria, established in 1869. The Academy ...

and Ministry of Environment and Water; bg, Червена книга на Република България

Canada

: Species at risk public registry, published by the

Government of Canada The government of Canada (french: gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown is the corporation sole, assuming distinct roles: the executive, as the ''Crown ...

China

: 中国生物多样性红色名录, published by the

Ministry of Ecology and Environment The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, formerly the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China, and prior to 2008 known as the State Environmental Protection Administration, is a department of the State Council of t ...

: 脊椎动物卷 (vertebrates) 高等植物卷 (higher plants); 中国生物多样性红色名录脊椎动物第一卷哺乳动物 (Mammals); ''cf.'' zh, 国家重点保护野生动物名录, 国家重点保护野生植物名录

Colombia

: ''Libros Rojos'', published by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

Czech Republic

: ''Červené seznamy'', published by the ; cs, Stupeň ohrožení v Česku

Denmark

: ''Den danske Rødliste'', published by

Aarhus University Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Gr ...

; da, Den danske rødliste

Finland

: ''Suomen lajien uhanalaisuus – Punainen kirja'', jointly published by the Ministry of the Environment; Web Service of the Red List of Finnish Species, published on the

France

: ''La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France''; ', published by the

National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. In 2021, with 7 ...

Germany

: german: Rote Liste gefährdeter Tiere, Pflanzen und Pilze Deutschlands

Greece

: Το Κόκκινο Βιβλίο των Απειλούμενων Ζώων της Ελλάδας, published by the Hellenic Zoological Society; el, Κόκκινο Βιβλίο των Απειλούμενων Σπονδυλόζωων της Ελλάδας

Iceland

: ''Válistar'' published by the ; is, Válisti

Italy

: ''Liste Rosse Nazionali'', published by the Ministry of the Ecological Transition

Japan

: Ministry of the Environment Red List

Kazakhstan

: kk, Қазақстанның Қызыл кітабы

Kyrgyzstan

: Кыргыз Республикасынын Кызыл китеби; russian: Красная книга Киргизской Республики

Latvia

: lv, Latvijas Sarkanā grāmata

Lithuania

: lt, Lietuvos raudonoji knyga

Moldova

: ''Cartea roșie a Republicii Moldova'', published by the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and

; ro, Cartea Roșie a Republicii Moldova

Netherlands

: nl, Rode lijsten

New Zealand

New Zealand Threat Classification System The New Zealand Threat Classification System is used by the Department of Conservation to assess conservation priorities of species in New Zealand. The system was developed because the IUCN Red List, a similar conservation status system, had some ...

, published by the

Department of Conservation An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment ...

Nicaragua

: ''Lista Roja, Especies en Alto Riesgo''

Norway

: ''Norsk rødliste for arter'', published by Artsdatabanken; no, Norsk rødliste for arter

Philippines

: National List of Threatened Fauna, maintained by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Poland

: ''Polska Czerwona Księga Zwierząt''; ''Polska Czerwona Księga Roślin''; pl, Polska czerwona księga zwierząt, Polska czerwona księga roślin

Russia

: Red Data Book of the Russian Federation; also by Federal subject — Sakhalin Oblast: Красная Книга Сахалинской области: Животные / Растения и грибы; Красные книги по субъектам Российской Федерации

South Korea

: 한국의 멸종위기 야생동·식물 적색자료집, published by the

and (Red Data Book 1 = Birds 조류, 2 = Amphibians and Reptiles 양서류·파충류, 3 = Fish 어류, 4 = Mammals 포유동물, 5 = Vascular Plants 관속식물); ko, 대한민국의 멸종위기 야생 동·식물

Spain

: ''Libro rojo de los vertebrados de España'', ''Atlas y libro rojo de la flora vascular amenazada de España'', published by the

Sri Lanka

: ''The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka'', published by the Ministry of Environment

Sweden

: ''Rödlistade arter i Sverige'', published by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences ( SLU Artdatabanken) sv, Rödlistade arter i Sverige

Switzerland

: ''Rote Listen: Gefährdete Arten der Schweiz'', published by the Federal Office for the Environment; ''cf.'' german: Blaue Liste der erfolgreich erhaltenen oder geförderten Tier- und Pflanzenarten

Taiwan

: 紅皮書名錄, published by the and

Forestry Bureau The Forestry Bureau () is an agency of the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan (ROC). History The Forestry Bureau was originally established in 1945 as the Office of Forestry Administration. In June 1947, the office was disbanded and the Forestry A ...

; (Red List 1 = birds 臺灣鳥類紅皮書名錄, 2 = terrestrial reptiles 臺灣陸域爬行類紅皮書名錄, 3 = amphibians 臺灣兩棲類紅皮書名錄, 4 = freshwater fishes 臺灣淡水魚類紅皮書名錄, 5 = terrestrial mammals 臺灣陸域哺乳類紅皮書名錄, 6 = vascular plants 臺灣維管束植物紅皮書名錄)

Tajikistan

: tg, Китоби сурхи Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон

Turkmenistan

: ''Türkmenistanyň Gyzyl Kitaby'', published by the Ministry of Nature Protection; russian: Красная книга Туркменистана

Ukraine

Red Data Book of Ukraine The ''Red Data Book of Ukraine'', or literally the ''Red Book of Ukraine'' ( uk, Червона книга України, Chervona knyha Ukrayiny), is an official national red list of the threatened animals, plants and fungi that are protected by t ...

United Kingdom

: Conservation designations for UK taxa, published by the JNCC

United States of America

: ''Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants'', published by the

United States Fish and Wildlife Service The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. The mission of the agency is "working with othe ...

Uzbekistan

: ''O'zbekiston Respublikasining Qizil kitobi''; russian: Красная книга Узбекистана

Vietnam

: Vietnam's Red Data Book

References

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External links

IUCN ''Regional Guidelines''

National Red List database
* * Red Lists