Vulnerable species
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A vulnerable species is a species of animals or plants which are threatened with extinction unless something changes. Something has to be done to remove the things that are harmful to their survival, and their rate of reproduction needs to increase.
A vulnerable species is one which has been categorised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. There are now 4728 animals and 4914 plants listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.[1]
Mammals
[change | change source]Vulnerable species of mammals include:
- Colombian weasel
- Eastern spotted skunk
- Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
- Gray bat
- Marbled polecat
- Pygmy spotted skunk
Birds
[change | change source]Vulnerable species of birds include:
References
[change | change source]- ↑ IUCN (2012). "IUCN Red List version 2012.2: Table 2: Changes in numbers of species in the threatened categories (CR, EX, VU) from 1996 to 2012 (IUCN Red List version 2012.2) for the major taxonomic groups on the Red List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
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