Near-threatened 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 near-threatened species is a conservation status given to species or lower taxa that may be endangered in the near future. However, it does not mean that the species is threatened.^[1]

Diagram of Near Threatened in relation to other IUCN categories.

The Near Threatened taxa usually includes the Vulnerable species.

Mammal

Here is a list of nearly threatened mammals. They are:

Here is a list of nearly threatened birds. They are:

Diagram of Lower Risk / near threatened in the older IUCN version 2.3, beside the former Lower Risk / conservation dependent subcategory.
The near-threatened Eurasian otter
The maned wolf is near-threatened largely as the result of habitat loss.
The gray bat was moved from "endangered" to "near-threatened" due to successful conservation efforts. It has now been moved to vulnerable.
Plains zebras (or Equus quagga) are listed as 'near threatened' by the IUCN.
The ball python, formerly a common species, had become near-threatened as a result of illegal trade and poaching.

↑ "Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, PDF" (PDF). IUCN Standards and Petitions Subcommittee. May 2010. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2012-08-10.

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