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Near-threatened species

IUCN conservation category

Summary

IUCN conservation category

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.{{cite web | access-date = 11 August 2020 | archive-date = 11 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200811002306/https://www.iucnredlist.org/about/faqs#What%20are%20the%20Red%20List%20Categories%20and%20Criteria | url-status = live

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

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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

File:Otter in Southwold.jpg|The Eurasian otter is uplisted to ‘Near-Threatened’, thanks to sanitizing rivers, harmful pesticides being banned and reintroductions to their environment. File:Maned wolf-aguara guazu.jpeg|The maned wolf is near-threatened largely as the result of habitat loss. File:Keel-billed Toucan (16201157519).jpg|The Keel-billed toucan Is ‘Near-threatened’ due to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade File:Gray Bat USACE.jpg|The gray bat was moved from "endangered" to "near-threatened" due to successful conservation efforts. It has now been moved to vulnerable. File:Plains zebra in Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary 02.jpg|Plains zebras (or Equus quagga) are listed as 'near threatened' by the IUCN. File:Chilensis P L.jpg|The Chilean flamingo is classified as "Near-threatened" in 2018, due to the illegal mining, irrigation and hunting for eggs and adults. File:Python-regius-kopf-königspython.jpg|The ball python, formerly a common species, had become near-threatened as a result of illegal trade and poaching.

References

"Summary of the five criteria (A–E) used to evaluate whether a taxon belongs in an IUCN Red List threatened category (Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable)". IUCN.
Solari, S.. (2018). "''Myotis grisescens''".

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