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IUCN Red List conservation dependent species

A visualization of the categories in the no-longer used "IUCN 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3)", with conservation dependent (LR/cd) highlighted. The category was folded into the near threatened (NT) category in the 2001 revision, but some species which have not been re-evaluated retain the assessment.

As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 238 conservation dependent species.[1] That was 0.29% of all evaluated species listed at the time. The IUCN also listed seven subspecies and five varieties as conservation dependent.

As of the 2024.2 version of the Red List, the IUCN lists 126 conservation dependent species, seven plant subspecies, five plant varieties, and one animal species subpopulation as having been assessed as conservation dependent[2].

The conservation dependent category is part of the IUCN 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3), which is no longer used in evaluation of taxa, but which persists in the IUCN Red List for taxa evaluated prior to 2001, when version 3.1 was first used. Using the 2001 (v3.1) system these taxa are classed as near threatened, but those that have not been re-evaluated remain with the "conservation dependent" category.

This is a complete list of conservation dependent species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have conservation dependent subpopulations are also indicated. However, as updated versions of the IUCN Red List are released, this list will need to be updated to match the most current version.

As of version 2024.2, there are 112 species, seven subspecies, and five varieties of plant assessed as conservation dependent[2].

As of version 2024.2, there are 105 species, seven subspecies, and three varieties of dicotyledon assessed as conservation dependent.

Subspecies

Varieties

Subspecies

Subspecies

Subspecies

Varieties

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Varieties

As of version 2024.2, there are seven species and two varieties of monocotyledon assessed as conservation dependent.

Varieties

As of version 2024.2, there are 12 arthropod species, two reptile species, and one subpopulation of mammals assessed as conservation dependent[2].

Subpopulations and stocks

  • Balaena mysticetus, Bowhead whale (Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas subpopulation)

See also

References

  1. ^ "IUCN Red List version 2016.1". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024(2)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-2. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 28 October 2024. ISSN 2307-8235. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.