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Which of the following animals was under the category of “critically endangered species” till 2008, later upgraded to "endangered species"?

Which of the following animals was under the category of “critically endangered species” till 2008, later upgraded to "endangered species"? Correct Answer Asiatic Lion

The correct answer is Asiatic Lion.

Key Points

  • The Asiatic lion was critically endangered till 2008 but has since been upgraded to the endangered category.
  • There are more than 142,500 species on the IUCN Red List, with more than 40,000 species threatened with extinction, including 41% of amphibians, 37% of sharks and rays, 34% of conifers, 33% of reef-building corals, 26% of mammals and 13% of birds.
  • IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, was established on 5 October 1948.
  • The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species was founded in 1964.
  • It is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.

Additional Information

Some of the tags of IUCN are: (May 2022)

Categories (IUNC Status) Definition Examples
Extinct (EX) No known individuals remaining

Pink, Head Duck, Indian aurochs
Extinct in the wild (EW) Known only to survive in captivity

Alagoas curassow, Beloribitsa
Critically endangered (CR) Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Cross River Gorilla, Eastern Lowland Gorilla, Hawksbill, Turtle, Gharial
Endangered (EN) High risk of extinction in the wild

Pygmy Hog, Northern Right Whale, The Vaquita, Amur, Leopard, Lion Tailed Macaque
Vulnerable (VU) High risk of endangerment in the wild.

Nilgiri Marten, Nilgiri Langoor, Marbled cat
Near Threatened (NT) Likely to become endangered in the near future

Przewalski's horse, the Humpback whale
Least Concern (LC) Lowest risk

Harp Seal, Giraffe

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