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. 2015 Nov 20;1(10):e1500936. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1500936

Table 1. Number of Amazonian tree species estimated to qualify as globally threatened under four IUCN threat status criteria.

Numbers of threatened species are nonoverlapping (that is, species listed for C1 did not qualify for A4). BAU = projected (including historical) deforestation through 2050 based on a BAU scenario (1, 2); IGS = projected (including historical) deforestation through 2050 based on an IGS (1, 2).

Forest loss
1900–2013
Forest loss
1900–2050 (BAU)
Forest loss
1900–2050 (IGS)
Total number of species 15,200 15,200 15,200
Number of species with >30% observed population decline to date (IUCN A2) 1309
Number of species with >30% projected population decline over three
generations (IUCN A4)
7033 3364
Number of species with >10% projected population decline over three
generations and <10,000 individuals (IUCN C1)
38 44
Number of species with <1000 individuals (IUCN D1) 2505 1619 2107
Total number of threatened species 3814 8690 5515
Percentage of all species threatened 25 57 36