Chapter 9
9.64
Red List Classification
Percentage of Mammal
Species
Least Concern (LC)
40%
Near Threatened (NT)
17%
Vulnerable (VU)
11%
Endangered (EN)
6%
Critically Endangered (CR)
1%
Extinct in the Wild (EW)
1%
Data Deficient (DD)
24%
The global averages for the percentage of threatened spe-
cies in different taxonomic groups: Amphibians (41%), Birds
(13%), Conifers (34%), Corals (31%), Cycads (65%), Fish
(30%), Mammals (25%), Reptiles (21%), Sharks (32%).
Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), 1973:
This
is a rule to help protect animals and plants that are in
danger ...
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