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. 2022 Aug 25;12(17):2184. doi: 10.3390/ani12172184

Table 2.

The IUCN Red List classifies species into nine groups [19,100,103].

Classification Describtion
Not evaluated (NE) Not yet assessed by the IUCN, they indicate species that have not been reviewed enough to be assigned to a category.
Data deficiency (DD) Offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made.
Least concern (LC) It is unlikely to become extinct soon.
Near threatened (NT) Close to being at an increased risk of extinction soon.
Vulnerable (VU) It is considered at an increased risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
Endangered (EN) A very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Critically endangered (CR) Points in a particular and extremely critical state.
Extinct in the wild (EW) Point only lives on in zoos, farms, and places outside of its native range, as surveys have shown.
Extinct (EX) Beyond a reasonable doubt, the species is no longer extant.