Near-threatened species

Conservation status by IUCN Red List category
Extinct
Extinct (EX) (list) Extinct in the Wild (EW) (list)
Threatened
Critically Endangered (CR) (list) Endangered (EN) (list) Vulnerable (VU) (list)
Lower Risk
Near Threatened (NT) (list) Conservation Dependent (CD) (list) Least Concern (LC)
Other categories
Data Deficient (DD) (list) Not Evaluated (NE)
Related topics
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) IUCN Red List NatureServe status Lists of organisms by population
Comparison of Red List classes above and NatureServe status below
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A near-threatened species is a species which has been categorized as "Near Threatened" (NT) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as that may be vulnerable to endangerment in the near future, but it does not currently qualify for the threatened status.^[1][2]

The IUCN notes the importance of reevaluating near-threatened taxa 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. Those designated since 2001 that depend on conservation efforts to not become threatened are no longer separately considered conservation-dependent species.

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). 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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  The near-threatened Eurasian otter
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  The maned wolf is near-threatened largely as the result of habitat loss.
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  The gray bat was moved from "endangered" to "near-threatened" due to successful conservation efforts. It has now been moved to vulnerable.^[3]
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  Plains zebras (or Equus quagga) are listed as 'near threatened' by the IUCN.
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  The ball python, formerly a common species, had become near-threatened as a result of illegal trade and poaching.

• IUCN Red List near threatened species, ordered by taxonomic rank.
• Category:IUCN Red List near threatened species, ordered alphabetically.
• List of near threatened amphibians
• List of near threatened arthropods
• List of near threatened birds
• List of near threatened fishes
• List of near threatened insects
• List of near threatened invertebrates
• List of near threatened mammals
• List of near threatened molluscs
• List of near threatened reptiles

• List of Near Threatened species as identified by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

This page was last edited on 10 July 2024, at 08:56