NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -“Endangered” means a species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. “Threatened” means a species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future.

Detailed explanation-2: -A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Red List has seven levels of conservation: least concern, near threatened, vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, extinct in the wild, and extinct. Each category represents a different threat level.

Detailed explanation-4: -Critically Endangered (CR): A species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Endangered (EN): A species considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Vulnerable (VU): A species considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Detailed explanation-5: -Threatened species are plants and animals that are likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.