Threatened species

Threatened species

According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2007, a total of 16,306 species out of 41,415 assessed species are threatened with extinction, meaning that they are listed as either Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. These include:

• Mammals: 1,094 species (22 percent of all known mammals);

• Birds: 1,226 species, 2008 data (12 percent of all known birds);

• Fish: 1,201 species (39 percent of all assessed fish);

• Reptiles: 422 species (30 percent of all assessed reptiles);

• Amphibians: 1,808 species (31 percent of all assessed amphibians); and

• Gymnosperms: 321 species (35 percent of all assessed gymnosperms).

Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org

(http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/2007RL_Stats_Table%201.pdf)