Glossary · also LC
Least Concern
Red List category for species assessed and found not to be at risk of extinction at present.
Least Concern does not mean a species is not declining, only that it does not currently meet the thresholds for a higher category.
Related terms
- IUCN Red List
- The global assessment of how close each species is to extinction, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- Near Threatened
- Red List category for species close to qualifying as threatened, or likely to qualify soon.