Glossary
Threatened
The collective term for the three Red List categories Vulnerable, Endangered and Critically Endangered.
When this site counts “threatened” species it means exactly these three categories. Near Threatened is not included.
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.
- Vulnerable
- Red List category for species facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. The lowest of the three threatened categories.
- Endangered
- Red List category for species facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- Critically Endangered
- Red List category for species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. The highest threatened category.