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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added how many species to List of Threatened Species?
A
1440
B
2040
C
1, 840
D
1740
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The IUCN Red List now includes 134,425 species of which 37,480 are threatened with extinction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Our goals. To date, more than 150,300 species have been assessed for The IUCN Red List.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 73 species include nine species of mammals, 18 birds, 26 reptiles and 20 amphibians, according to IUCN criteria. IUCN, which monitors health and status of biodiversity globally, declares a species as critically endangered when it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Detailed explanation-4: -International Union for Conservation of Nature treats threatened species not as a single category, but as a group of three categories: vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered, depending on the degree to which they are threatened.

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