Vulnerable species

Conservation status
	Risk of extinction
Extinction
	Extinct; Extinct in the Wild;
Threatened
	Critically Endangered; Endangered; Vulnerable; Threatened;
Lower risk
	Conservation Dependent; Near Threatened; Least Concern;
See also
	World Conservation Union; IUCN Red List;

A vulnerable species is a species of animals or plants which are threatened with extinction unless something changes. Something has to be done to remove the things that are harmful to their survival, and their rate of reproduction needs to increase.

A vulnerable species is one which has been categorised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. There are now 4728 animals and 4914 plants listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.^[1]

Mammals

Vulnerable species of mammals include:

Birds

Vulnerable species of birds include:

White-fronted ground dove

Vulnerable Species Media

Mexican red-knee tarantula (Brachypelma hamorii), a vulnerable species from Mexico
Snares penguin (Eudyptes robustus), a vulnerable species from New Zealand

References

↑ IUCN (2012). "IUCN Red List version 2012.2: Table 2: Changes in numbers of species in the threatened categories (CR, EX, VU) from 1996 to 2012 (IUCN Red List version 2012.2) for the major taxonomic groups on the Red List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-12-31.

[iucn_2012.2-1] IUCN (2012). "IUCN Red List version 2012.2: Table 2: Changes in numbers of species in the threatened categories (CR, EX, VU) from 1996 to 2012 (IUCN Red List version 2012.2) for the major taxonomic groups on the Red List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-12-31.

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