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Vulnerability Barometer

Least concern

Near threatened

Vulnerable

Endangered

Critically Endangered

Extint in the wild

Extint

Source: Information extracted from UICN.

Critically endangered

These are species that are in immediate danger and face a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Some of these animals are:

• The gulf rockrose, a type of shrub.
• Ameca splendens, a fish of the Goodeidae family
• The Bornean orangutan.

Least concern

These species have abundant and widespread populations in the wild, so they do not pose a major concern.

Some of these animals are:

• The bottlenose dolphin.
• Eurasian lynx.
• The artic wolf.
• The elk.

Near threatened

Species that are not yet critically endangered but are at risk of becoming so in the near future.

Some of these animals are:

• The orchid serapias nurrica.
• Tandonia piriniana, a type of slug.
• El pachnodus silhouettanus, a species of snail.

Endangered

It encompasses those species that face a significant risk of extinction in the wild and are therefore considered to be endangered.

Some of these animals are:

• The mountain gorilla.
• El tiger.
• The blue whale.
• The African wild dog.

Vunerable

It is a species that has suffered a significant declini in population and is highly likely to be at risk of extinction.

Some of these animals are:

• The polar bear.
• El lion.
• The common hippopotamus.
• The gigant panda.

Extinct in the wild

It includes species that have disappeared from the wild but are kept in captivity.

Some of these animals are:

• The spix macaw.
• The eurasian collared dove.

• The ax-billed peacock.
• The catarina pupfish, a type of fish.

Extint

These are animals that have not been sighted in the wild for years, which means they have become extinct.

Some of these animals are:

• Mammoths.
• The Floreana giant tortoise.
• The splendid poison frog.
• The pachnodus velutinus, a type of snail.