Table 6. Number of species assessed for conservation concern.
The number of species in higher taxa that had their conservation risk assessed on the global IUCN Red List as Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Vulnerable, Near threatened; or Least concern; and international trade restricted (listed by CITES). Taxa not represented in these categories were: Acanthocephala, Agnatha, Amphibia, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Cephalochordata, Cephalorhyncha, Chaetognatha, Chelicerata, Ctenophora, Cycliophora, Dicyemida, Echiura, Entoprocta, Fungi, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida, Hemichordata, Hexapoda, Myriapoda, Myxozoa, Nematoda, Nemertea, Orthonectida, Phoronida, Placozoa, Platyhelminthes, Protozoa, Rotifera, Sipuncula, Tardigrada, Tunicata, Viruses, Xenacoelomorpha.
| Taxon kingdom or phylum | Extinct | Extinct in wild | Critically endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable | Near threatened | Least concern | CITES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromista | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plantae | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 108 | 6 |
| Porifera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cnidaria | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 204 | 176 | 297 | 2,097 |
| Mollusca | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 30 | 769 | 2 |
| Crustacea | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 0 |
| Echinodermata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 111 | 1 |
| Pisces | 1 | 0 | 60 | 93 | 314 | 236 | 3,469 | 95 |
| Reptilia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 9 |
| Aves | 9 | 0 | 26 | 58 | 86 | 78 | 600 | 22 |
| Mammalia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 104 |
| TOTAL | 19 | 0 | 126 | 215 | 691 | 548 | 5,608 | 2,336 |