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IUCN Red List Conservation Status Categories - INI
The IUCN Red List is an international standard established by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 1994 for objectively assessing the extinction risk of species on Earth. It classifies the conservation status of species into nine categories (Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Near Threatened, Least Concern, Data Deficient, and Not Evaluated). Based on quantitative assessment criteria, it is widely used for conservation activities and policy decisions worldwide.
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[item.extinct]
code=EX
slug=extinct
name=Extinct
description=Species where the last individual has died and no longer survives.
colorCode=#000000
riskLevel=Highest
[item.extinct-in-the-wild]
code=EW
slug=extinct-in-the-wild
name=Extinct in the Wild
description=Species that survive only in captivity, cultivation, or outside their natural range.
colorCode=#542344
riskLevel=Extremely High
[item.critically-endangered]
code=CR
slug=critically-endangered
name=Critically Endangered
description=Species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
colorCode=#D81E05
riskLevel=Extremely High
[item.endangered]
code=EN
slug=endangered
name=Endangered
description=Species facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
colorCode=#FC7F3F
riskLevel=Very High
[item.vulnerable]
code=VU
slug=vulnerable
name=Vulnerable
description=Species facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
colorCode=#F9E814
riskLevel=High
[item.near-threatened]
code=NT
slug=near-threatened
name=Near Threatened
description=Species likely to qualify for threatened categories in the near future.
colorCode=#CCE226
riskLevel=Moderate
[item.least-concern]
code=LC
slug=least-concern
name=Least Concern
description=Species with the lowest risk of extinction, widespread and abundant.
colorCode=#60C659
riskLevel=Low
[item.data-deficient]
code=DD
slug=data-deficient
name=Data Deficient
description=Species with insufficient information to assess extinction risk.
colorCode=#D1D1D1
riskLevel=Unknown
[item.not-evaluated]
code=NE
slug=not-evaluated
name=Not Evaluated
description=Species not yet evaluated against the IUCN Red List criteria.
colorCode=#FFFFFF
riskLevel=Not Evaluated