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Question...Which species is the most endangered?
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It is difficult to name one species as being the most endangered. IUCN-The World Conservation Union lists some 2,850 species as being Critically Endangered, meaning that they face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future. Another 4,320 or so are listed as Endangered, meaning they face a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
Critically Endangered species include the South China tiger, the Yangtze river dolphin, the Australian freshwater limpet, the Sri Lankan relict ant, the indigo macaw, the Andean catfish, the Venezuelan yellow frog, Virginia round leaf birch, boreal felt lichen ... the list goes on, and includes plants, animals, and fungi from around the world.
Last Updated: July-19-2005