Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Endangered Species

One of the five conservation categories established by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. This category includes those species that are likely to become extinct in the near future. Some primate species are in this category.

See extinct species, vulnerable species, rare species, insufficiently known species.

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rare species (... . See extinct species, endangered species, vulnerable species, insufficiently known species.)
vulnerable species (... . See extinct species, endangered species, rare species, insufficiently known species.)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (... importation of threatened and endangered animals and plants.)
insufficiently known species (... this group. See extinct species, endangered species, vulnerable species and rare species.)
extinct species (... wild. See endangered species, vulnerable species, rare species, insufficiently known species.)