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SPECIES |
STATUS |
RANGE |
REASONS
FOR DECLINE |
|
Ass,
African wild (Equus asinus) |
CR |
Somalia,
Sudan, Ethiopia |
Habitat
destruction, poaching, interbreeding with domestic donkeys |
|
Bat,
Indiana (Myotis sodalis) |
EN |
Eastern
and Midwestern U.S. |
Habitat
destruction (commercialization of caves) |
|
Cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus) |
VU |
Africa
to India |
Habitat
destruction, fur trade |
|
Deer,
Key (Odocoileus virginianus) |
EN |
Southern
Florida |
Habitat
destruction (development), road kills Hunting
(for food and hide) |
|
Dugong
(Dugong dugon) |
VU |
Western
Pacific, Indian Ocean |
|
|
Elephant,
Asian (Elephas maximus) |
EN |
South
central and southeast Asia |
Habitat
destruction (agricultural development) |
|
Ferret,
Black-footed (Mustela nigripes) |
EW |
Known
only in captivity |
Poisoning
of food source |
|
Gazelle,
Mountain (Gazella gazella) |
LR |
Arabian
peninsula, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Jordan |
Poaching |
|
Gibbon,
Silvery (Hylobates molock) |
CR |
Indonesia |
Habitat
destruction |
|
Gorilla
(Gorilla gorilla) |
EN |
Central
and western Africa |
Habitat
destruction, collection of young, poaching |
|
Leopard,
Snow (Uncia uncia) |
EN |
Central
Asia |
Overhunting
for its fur |
|
Lion,
Asiatic (Panthera leo persica) |
EN |
India |
Habitat
destruction, overhunting for sport |
|
Mouse,
Salt marsh harvest (Reithrodontomys raviventris) |
VU |
California |
Drainage
and filling of salt marshes |
|
Orangutang
(Pongo pygmaeus) |
VU |
Borneo,
Sumatra |
Habitat
destruction, overcollection of young for zoos |
|
Panda,
Giant (Ailoropoda melanoleuca) |
EN |
China |
Restricted
habitat |
|
Prairie
Dog, Utah (Cynomys parvidens) |
LR |
Western
U.S. |
Habitat
destruction, poisoning |
|
Rhinoceros,
Black (Diceros bicornis) |
CR |
South
of Sahara in Africa |
Habitat
destruction, overhunting for horn |
|
Rhinoceros,
White (Cerototherium simum) |
LR |
Central
and eastern Africa |
Poaching
for horn |
|
Tiger
(Panthera tigris) |
EN |
Temperate
and tropical Asia |
Habitat
destruction, hunting for sport |
|
Whale,
Blue (Balaenoptera musculus) |
EN |
Oceans |
Commercial
hunting |
|
Whale,
Fin (Balaenoptera physalus) |
EN |
Oceans |
Commercial
hunting |
|
Wolf,
Red (Canis rufus) |
CR |
Southeastern
U.S. to central Texas |
Habitat
destruction, hunting, trapping, and poisoning |
|
Extinct
(EX): No reasonable doubt that the last individual of the species has
died. |
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Extinct
in the Wild (EW): Species only survives in cultivation, captivity, or
as a naturalized population well outside of its native range. |
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Critically
Endangered (CR): Species faces extremely high risk of extinction in
the wild in the immediate future. |
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Endangered
(EN): Species faces very high risk of extinction in the wild in the
near future. |
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Vulnerable
(VU): Species faces high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term
future. |
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Lower
Risk (LR): Species does not satisfy criteria for above categories, but
may be near threatened or dependent on conservation activities for survival. |
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Source: 1996 World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Red List of Threatened Species |
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