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A near-threatened species is a
Before 2001, the IUCN used the version 2.3 Categories and Criteria to assign
Image:Otter in Southwold.jpg, The near-threatened European otter
Image:Maned wolf-aguara guazu.jpeg, The maned wolf is near-threatened largely as the result of habitat loss.
File:Gray Bat USACE.jpg, The gray bat was moved from "endangered" to "near-threatened" due to successful conservation efforts. It has now been moved to vulnerable.
File:Plains zebra in Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary 02.jpg, Plains zebras (or ''Equus quagga'') are listed as 'near threatened' by the IUCN
Image:Python_regius.jpg, The Ball python, formerly a common species had become near-threatened as a result of illegal trades and poaching.
List of Near Threatened species
as identified by the
species
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which has been categorized as "Near Threatened" (NT) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
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as that may be vulnerable to endangerment in the near future, but it does not currently qualify for the threatened status.
The IUCN
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notes the importance of re-evaluating near-threatened taxon
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at appropriate intervals.
The rationale used for near-threatened taxa usually includes the criteria of vulnerable which are plausible or nearly met, such as reduction in numbers or range. Near-threatened species evaluated from 2001 onwards may also be ones which are dependent on conservation efforts to prevent their becoming threatened, whereas before this conservation-dependent species
A conservation-dependent species is a species which has been categorised as "Conservation Dependent" ("LR/cd") by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), i.e. as dependent on conservation efforts to prevent it from becoming e ...
were given a separate category ("Conservation Dependent").
Additionally, the 402 conservation-dependent taxa may also be considered near-threatened.
IUCN Categories and Criteria version 2.3
Before 2001, the IUCN used the version 2.3 Categories and Criteria to assign conservation status
The conservation status of a group of organisms (for instance, a species) indicates whether the group still exists and how likely the group is to become extinct in the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing conservation ...
, which included a separate category for conservation-dependent
A conservation-dependent species is a species which has been categorised as "Conservation Dependent" ("LR/cd") by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), i.e. as dependent on conservation efforts to prevent it from becoming e ...
species ("Conservation Dependent", LR/cd). With this category system, Near Threatened and Conservation Dependent were both subcategories of the category "Lower Risk". Taxa which were last evaluated before 2001 may retain their LR/cd or LR/nt status, although had the category been assigned with the same information today the species would be designated simply "Near Threatened (NT)" in either case.
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See also
* IUCN Red List near threatened species, ordered bytaxonomic rank
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.
* :IUCN Red List near threatened species, ordered alphabetically.
*List of near threatened amphibians
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 402 near threatened amphibian species. 6.2% of all evaluated amphibian species are listed as near threatened.
No subpopulations of amphibians have been evalu ...
*List of near threatened arthropods
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 390 near threatened arthropod species. 4.1% of all evaluated arthropod species are listed as near threatened.
The IUCN also lists six arthropod subspecies as near ...
*List of near threatened birds
As of December 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 1001 near threatened avian species. 9.1% of all evaluated avian species are listed as near threatened.
No subpopulations of birds have been evaluated by the I ...
*List of near threatened fishes
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 548 near threatened fish species. 3.6% of all evaluated fish species are listed as near threatened.
The IUCN also lists seven fish subspecies as near threat ...
*List of near threatened insects
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 301 near threatened insect species. 5.0% of all evaluated insect species are listed as near threatened.
No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the ...
*List of near threatened invertebrates
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 1105 near threatened invertebrate species. 6.1% of all evaluated invertebrate species are listed as near threatened.
The IUCN also lists 15 invertebrate subspec ...
*List of near threatened mammals
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 343 near threatened mammalian species. 6.2% of all evaluated mammalian species are listed as near threatened.
The IUCN also lists 31 mammalian subspecies as ...
*List of near threatened molluscs
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 535 near threatened mollusc species. 7.4% of all evaluated mollusc species are listed as near threatened.
The IUCN also lists nine mollusc subspecies as ne ...
*List of near threatened reptiles
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 329 near threatened reptile species. 6.4% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as near threatened.
The IUCN also lists two reptile subspecies as nea ...
References
External links
List of Near Threatened species
as identified by the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Biota by conservation status
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