ECOLOGY
BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION
Question
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endangered
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exotic
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endemic
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threatened
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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.