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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)
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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.

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.

IUCN Categories and Criteria version 2.3

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.

Gallery

• The near-threatened Eurasian otter
• The maned wolf is near-threatened largely as the result of habitat loss.
• The gray bat was moved from "endangered" to "near-threatened" due to successful conservation efforts. It has now been moved to vulnerable.
• Plains zebras (or Equus quagga) are listed as 'near threatened' by the IUCN.
• The ball python, formerly a common species, had become near-threatened as a result of illegal trade and poaching.
• The Chilean flamingo is “Near-threatened” in 2018

See also

• 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

References

1. "What are The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria?". IUCN Red List. IUCN. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
2. "SUMMARY OF THE FIVE CRITERIA (A-E) USED TO EVALUATE IF A TAXON BELONGS IN AN IUCN RED LIST THREATENED CATEGORY (CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, ENDANGERED OR VULNERABLE)" (PDF). IUCN Red List. IUCN. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
3. "Myotis grisescens status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

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

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Template: Threatened species by region
IUCN Red List	Categories Extinct Extinct (EX) Extinct in the Wild (EW) Threatened Critically Endangered (CR) Endangered (EN) Vulnerable (VU) Lower risk Near Threatened (NT) Least Concern (LC) Lower Risk (LR) Conservation Dependent (LR/cd) Not fully assessed Data Deficient (DD) Not Evaluated (NE) Species Lists Extinct Extinct in the Wild Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened Least Concern Data Deficient WP categories Extinct Extinct in the Wild Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened Least Concern Data Deficient CITES Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III
By taxa	Threatened arthropods / Endangered arthropods / spiders / Decline in insect populations Decline in amphibian populations Threatened Banksia / rays / sharks / Fungi / Chromista The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates The world's 100 most threatened species
Conservation	Biodiversity action plan Biodiversity threats Conservation biology CITES ARKive Bird conservation Conservation status Conservation-reliant species Ecoregion conservation status Habitat destruction Latent extinction risk Rare species Vulnerability and susceptibility
Pre-2001 categories and subcategories shown in italics.

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By region	Blue-listed Environmental Vulnerability Index Regional Red List
Australasia	Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ROTAP Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 Threatened ecological community Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989
Canada	Species at Risk Act Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
Europe	EAZA Ex-situ Programme Funds for Endangered Parrots
South Africa	Endangered Wildlife Trust
United States	Distinct population segment Endangered Species Act of 1973 Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 Endangered species recovery plan Endangered Wolf Center National Wildlife Refuge NatureServe conservation status The Nature Conservancy
Lists	Asia List of endangered and protected species of China Endangered mammals of India List of endangered animals in India List of endemic and threatened plants of India List of endangered species in Pakistan List of threatened species of the Philippines List of endangered species in Vietnam Europe Threatened mammals of Europe Endangered plants of Europe Bulgaria Italy Lithuania Russia Ukraine United Kingdom North America List of endangered plants of North America List of endangered animals of North America Endangered mammals and birds of the United States List of threatened mammals of the United States List of threatened birds of the United States List of threatened reptiles and amphibians of the United States Elsewhere Threatened fauna of Australia List of threatened flora of Australia List of endangered flora of Brazil List of threatened mammals of Brazil List of threatened birds of Brazil

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