Red List of Threatened Species
<p><em>Global figures for 2010.4 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species</em></p><separator></separator><p>Total species assessed = 55,926</p><separator></separator><p>Extinct = 791</p><separator></separator><p>Extinct in the Wild = 63</p><separator></separator><p>Critically Endangered = 3,565</p><separator></separator><p>Endangered = 5,256</p><separator></separator><p>Vulnerable = 9,530</p><separator></separator><p>Near Threatened = 4,014</p><separator></separator><p>Total Lower Risk/conservation dependent = 269 (this is an old category that is gradually being phased out of the Red List)</p><separator></separator><p>Data Deficient = 8,358</p><separator></separator><p>Least Concern = 24,080</p><separator></separator><p>The figures presented above are only for those species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List to date. Although not all of the world’s species have been assessed, the IUCN Red List provides a useful snapshot of what is happening to species today and highlights the urgent need for conservation action.</p><separator></separator><p>Learn <a href="http://www.iucn.org" target="_blank">more</a> about IUCN and The Red List.</p>