Arthropod species (IUCN, 2016-2)
9470 extant species have been evaluated
6580 of those are fully assessed[ a]
4478 are not threatened at present[ b]
2100 to 4990 are threatened[ c]
83 to 169 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
81 extinct (EX) species[ d]
2 extinct in the wild (EW)
86 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
Near threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU), but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying. In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 390 near threatened arthropod species.[ 1]
No subpopulations of arthropods have been evaluated by the IUCN.
This is a complete list of near threatened arthropod species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.
Includes barnacles, copepods and a number of related animals.
There are 71 decapod species and six decapod subspecies assessed as near threatened.
Species
Subspecies
Other decapod species
There are 301 insect species assessed as near threatened.
Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 62 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as near threatened.
Other Lepidoptera species
There are 56 beetle species assessed as near threatened.
Other beetle species
Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 119 species in the order Odonata assessed as near threatened.
Other Odonata species
See also
References
^ "IUCN Red List version 2016.1" . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 4 July 2016 .
