Near Threatened

Information about Near Threatened

Conservation status
the risk of extinction
Extinction
Extinct Extinct in the Wild
Threatened
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Threatened
Lower risk
Conservation Dependent Near Threatened Least Concern Domesticated
See also
World Conservation Union IUCN Red List

Diagram of Near Threatened in relation to other IUCN categories.

Near Threatened (NT) is a conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa which may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status. As such the IUCN notes the importance of re-evaluating Near Threatened taxa often or 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, where as prior to this Conservation Dependent species were given a separate category.

There are 3703 taxa which have been evaluated and are considered Near Threatened by the IUCN. These include 2423 animal species, and 1050 plant species.

Additionally the 402 Conservation Dependent taxa may also be considered Near Threatened.

Examples of near threatened species include the leafy sea dragon, Kererū, Salamanderfish, Krüper's Nuthatch, California Red-legged Frog, Silvery Woolly Monkey, Arrojadoa dinae, Chamaesyce olowaluana, Cycas brunnea.

IUCN Categories and Criteria version 2.3

Diagram of Lower Risk/near threatened in the older IUCN version 2.3, beside the former Lower Risk/conservation dependent subcategory.

The Maned Wolf is near threatened largely from habitat loss, especially due to conversion to agricultural land.

Prior to 2001 the IUCN used the version 2.3 Categories and Criteria, which included a separate category for Conservation Dependent species (LR/cd). With this category system Near Threatened and Conservation Dependent were both subcategories of the category "Lower Risk". Taxa which were last evaluated prior to 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.

conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the
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extinction is the cessation of existence of a species or group of taxa, reducing biodiversity. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species (although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point).
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Extinct in the Wild (EW) is a conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa, the only living members of which are being kept in captivity or as a naturalized population outside its historic range.
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critically endangered have an extremely high risk of becoming extinct.

IUCN Category

The World Conservation Union (IUCN), widely considered to be the most objective and authoritative system for classifying species in terms of the risk of extinction^[1]
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endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in number, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters.
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vulnerable species is a species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve. The following is a very small, non-representative fraction of the 8565 species listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Threatened species are any species (including animals, plants, fungi, insects, bugs, etc.) which are vulnerable to extinction in the near future.

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) is the foremost authority on threatened species, and treats threatened species not as a
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Conservation Dependent (LR/cd) was an IUCN category assigned to species or lower taxa which were dependent on conservation efforts to prevent the taxon becoming threatened with extinction.
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Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, nor Near Threatened, nor (prior to 2001) Conservation Dependent.
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Domestication refers to the process whereby a population of animals or plants becomes accustomed to human provision and control. Humans have brought these populations under their care for a wide range of reasons: to produce food or valuable commodities (such as wool, cotton, or
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IUCN

International Organization
Founded October 1948, Fontainebleau, France
Headquarters Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Switzerland

Key people Mr Valli Moosa
Ms Julia Marton-Lefèvre
Industry Natural resource conservation
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), created in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.
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Vulnerable may refer to:

Vulnerability
Vulnerable species

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Phycodurus
Gill, 1896

Species: P. eques

Binomial name
Phycodurus eques
(Günther, 1865)

The leafy sea dragon,
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Lepidogalaxiidae

Genus: Lepidogalaxias

Species: 'L. salamandroides

Binomial name
Lepidogalaxias salamandroides
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S. krueperi

Binomial name
Sitta krueperi
Pelzeln, 1863

The Krüper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi is a small nuthatch found in south-west Asia.
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Rana aurora

Binomial name
Rana aurora draytonii

The California Red-legged frog (Rana aurora ) is a sub-species of frog within the family Ranidae also known as the "true frogs".
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L. poeppigii

Binomial name
Lagothrix poeppigii
Schinz, 1844

The Silvery Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix poeppigii), also known as Poeppig's Woolly Monkey
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A. dinae

Binomial name
Arrojadoa dinae
Buining & Brederoo

Arrojadoa dinae is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
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C. brunnea

Binomial name
Cycas brunnea
K.D.Hill

Cycas brunnea is a species of cycad in the genus Cycas
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