IUCN

Red List Criteria

Dr. Shaikh Bokhtear Uddin
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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world's most

comprehensive information source on the extinction risk of animals,
fungi and plants. Assessors place species into one of the IUCN Red List
Categories, based on a series of assessment criteria. For each species, The
IUCN Red List provides information about its range, population size, habitat
and ecology, use and/or trade, threats and conservation actions. For a
summary of the number of species on the current Red List
The IUCN Red List Categories
and Criteria

The IUCN Red List Categories indicate

how close a species is to becoming extinct.
The nine Red List Categories are shown-

DD NE

BRAND
NAME
Criteria
Species are assessed against five criteria (see
below) based on geographic range, population
size and population decline/increase, in addition
to extinction probability analyses. These criteria
determine which category is most appropriate for
the species.
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Red List Category
Extinct (EX), a designation applied to species in
which the last individual has died or where
systematic and time-appropriate surveys have
been unable to log even a single individual

Extinct in the Wild (EW), a category containing

those species whose members survive only in
captivity or as artificially supported populations far
outside their historical geographic range
Red List Category (Extinct)

1. Rhus khasiana Hook.f. Anacardiaceae

2. Artabotrys caudatus Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thom. Annonaceae
3. Polyalthia obliqua Hook.f. & Thom. Annonaceae
4. Chonemorpha verrucosa (Blume) Middleton Apocynaceae

5. Urceola micrantha (Wall. ex G. Don) Middleton Apocynaceae

Red List Category (Extinct)

1. Bidaria inodora (Lour.) Decne Asclepiadaceae

2. Ceropegia lucida Wall. Asclepiadaceae
3. Ceropegia macrantha Wight Asclepiadaceae
4. Hoya coronaria Blume Asclepiadaceae
5. Genianthus crassifolius (Wight) Hook.f. Asclepiadaceae
Critically Endangered (CR)
Critically Endangered (CR), a category containing those species
that possess an extremely high risk of extinction as a result of rapid
population declines of 80 to more than 90 percent over the
previous 10 years (or three generations), a current population size
of fewer than 50 individuals, or other factors
Careya sphaerica Lecythidaceae
Nyssa javanica Nyssaceae
Erythroxylum kunthianum Erythroxylaceae
Gardenia resinifera Rubiaceae
Ochna pumila Ochnaceae
Olax nana Olacaceae
Tetraphyllum bengalense Gesneriaceae
Homalium nepalense Flacourtiaceae
Mastixia macrophylla Cornaceae
Mesua floribunda Clusiaceae
Endangered (EN)
Endangered (EN), a designation applied to species that possess a very high
risk of extinction as a result of rapid population declines of 50 to more than
70 percent over the previous 10 years (or three generations), a current
population size of fewer than 250 individuals, or other factors
Cymbidium aloiflium Orchidaceae
Paphiopeilum fairieyanum Orchidaceae
Crepidium biauritum Orchidaceae
Oberonia mannii Orchidaceae
Munronia pinnata Meliaceae
Atropa acuminata Solanaceae
Dioscorea pentaphylla Dioscoreaceae
Rauvolfia sarpentina Apocynaceae
Atalantia monophylla Rutaceae
Curcuma amada Zingiberaceae
Elaeocarpus petiolatus Elaeocarpaceae
 Vulnerable
Vulnerable (VU)
Vulnerable (VU), a category containing those species that possess a very
high risk of extinction as a result of rapid population declines of 30 to more
than 50 percent over the previous 10 years (or three generations), a current
population size of fewer than 1,000 individuals, or other factors
Agrostophyllum khasianum Orchidaceae
Glochidion sphaerogynum Euphorbiaceae
Horsfieldia amygdalina Myristicaceae
Picrasma javanica Simaoubaceae
Scaphium scaphigerum Sterculiaceae
Bhesa robusta Celastraceae
Castanopsis castanicarpa Fagaceae
Elaeocarpus rugosus Elaeocarpaceae
Diospyros benghalensis Ebenaceae
Chisocheton dysoxylifolius Meliaceae
Garcinia lanceaefolia Clusiaceae
 Near Threatened (NT)

Near Threatened (NT), a designation applied to species that are close to

becoming threatened or may meet the criteria for threatened status in the near
future Sl. Species Family
1 Acronychia pedunculata (L.) Miq. Rutaceae
2 Aerides multiflora Roxb. Orchidaceae
3 Alangium salviifolium (L.f.) Wangerin Alangiceae
4 Allophylus villosus (Roxb.) Blume Sapindaceae
5 Aporosa aurea Euphorbiaceae
6 Balakata baccata (Roxb.) Esser Euphorbiceae
7 Bulbophyllum lilacinum Ridl. Orchidaceae
8 Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston Caesalpiniacea
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9 Calophyllum polyanthum Wall. ex Planch. &Triana Clusiaceae
10 Knema aungastifolia (Roxb.) Warb. Myristicaceae
11 Knema linifolia (Roxb.) Warb. Myristicaceae
12 Sarcolobus carinatus Wall. Asclepiadacea
 Least Concern (LC)

Least Concern (LC), a category containing species that are pervasive and
abundant after careful assessment
Sl. Species Family
1 Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae
2 Abroma augusta Sterculiaceae
3 Abrus precatorius Fabaceae
4 Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd. Mimosaceae
5 Acacia nilotica L. Mimosaceae
6 Acampe ochracea Orchidaceae
7 Acampe praemorsa Orchidaceae
8 Acanthus ilicifolius Acanthaceae
9 Aglaonema hookerianum Schott Araceae
10 Albizia chinensis Mimosaceae
11 Albizia lebbeck Mimosaceae
12 Albizia lucidor Fabaceae
 Least Concern (LC)

Least Concern (LC), a category containing species that are pervasive and
abundant after careful assessment
13 Bauhinia acuminata L. Caesalpiniaceae
14 Bauhinia purpurea L. Caesalpiniaceae
15 Begonia roxburghii (Miq.) A. DC. Begoniaceae
16 Calotropis gigantea (L.) Aiton.f. Asclepiadaceae
17 Cassia fistula L. Caesalpiniaceae
18 Cassia nodosa Buch.-Ham. ex. Roxb. Caesalpiniaceae
19 Cynometra ramiflora L. Caesalpiniaceae
20 Desmos chinensis Lour. Annonaceae
21 Lannea coromandelica (Houtt.) Merr. Anacardiaceae
22 Miliusa velutina (Dunal) Hook.f. & Thom. Annonaceae
23 Pegia nitida Colebr. Anacardiaceae
24 Saraca asoca (Roxb.) de Wilde Caesalpiniaceae
 Data Deficient (DD) and Not Evaluated (NE)

Data Deficient (DD), a condition applied to species in which the amount of available data
related to its risk of extinction is lacking in some way. Consequently, a complete
assessment cannot be performed. Thus, unlike the other categories in this list, this category
does not describe the conservation status of a species

Alangium barbatum (R. Br.) Baillon ex O. Kuntze Alangiceae Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Wight ex Arn. Caesalpiniaceae
Rhus succedanea L. Anacardiaceae Caesalpinia tortuosa Roxb. Caesalpiniaceae
Cyathocalyx martabanicus Hook.f. & Thom. Annonaceae
Parkinsonia aculeata L. Caesalpiniaceae
Mitrephora maingayi Hook.f. & Thom. Annonaceae Mastixiam acrophylla (Thw.) Kosterm. Cornaceae
Trivalvaria argentea (Hook.f. & Thom.) Sinclar Annonaceae Alchornea mollis Euphorbiaceae
Chonemorpha verrucosa (Blume) Middleton Apocynaceae Excoecaria oppositifolia Griff. Euphorbiceae

Not Evaluated (NE), a category used to include any of the nearly 1.9 million species described
by science but not assessed by the IUCN
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used by IUCN to store and manage species accounts and
assessments for publication on The IUCN Red List.

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Authority Coordinators, Red List Partners,
IUCN Global Species Programme staff,
IUCN Regional Office staff).
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What taxa are included on The IUCN Red List?
Animals, plant and fungi species, subspecies, varieties
(plants only) and subpopulations can be assessed on the
Red List. However, an assessment of the animal, plant or
fungi at the species level is required before subspecies,
varieties and subpopulations can be assessed. The listing
of undescribed species is discouraged, but can be
included in exceptional circumstances where there is a
clear conservation benefit. Hybrids of species,
domesticated taxa and micro-organisms are not included
on the Red List.
Biodiversity Hotspots

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To qualify as a biodiversity hotspot, a region must meet two strict criteria:

 It must have at least 1,500 vascular plants as endemics — which is to

say, it must have a high percentage of plant life found nowhere else on
the planet. A hotspot, in other words, is irreplaceable.
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 It must have 30% or less of its original natural vegetation.VIDEVO
In other
words, it must be threatened.
Biodiversity hotspots
Biodiversity hotspots make up about 2.3 percent
of Earth’s land surface, but 44 percent of the
world’s plants and 35 percent of land vertebrates
live in these regions. Most plants in a
biodiversity hotspot are endemic, meaning they
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usually due to human activity.
Biodiversity hotspots
There are over 30 recognized biodiversity hotspots in
the world. The Andes Mountains Tropical Hotspot is the
world’s most diverse hotspot. About one-sixth of all
plant species in the world live in this region. The New
Zealand archipelago is another hotspot. Life on New
Zealand evolved in isolation, so the islands contain
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including the giant panda, the wild water buffalo, and
the black-necked crane—the only alpine crane in the
world. Deforestation and climate change have made
the Himalaya a biodiversity hotspot.
 Distribution by region

North and Central America

 California Floristic Province
 Madrean pine–oak woodlands
 Mesoamerica
 North American Coastal Plain North and Central America

The Caribbean
 Caribbean Islands

South America
 Atlantic Forest
 Cerrado
 Chilean Winter Rainfall-Valdivian Forests Caribbean Islands
 Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena
 Tropical Andes

South America
 Distribution by region

Europe
 Mediterranean Basin

Africa
 Cape Floristic Region
 Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa 
 Eastern Afromontane
 Guinean Forests of West Africa
 Horn of Africa
 Madagascar and the Indian Ocean
Islands
 Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany
 Succulent Karoo
 Distribution by region

Central Asia
 Mountains of Central Asia

South Asia
 Eastern Himalaya
 Indo-Burma, India and Myanmar
 Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
 Distribution by region
Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific
 East Melanesian Islands
 New Caledonia
 New Zealand 
 Philippines 
 Polynesia-Micronesia
 Eastern Australian temperate forests
 Southwest Australia
 Sundaland and Nicobar islands of India
 Wallacea

East Asia
 Japan
 Mountains of Southwest China

West Asia
 Caucasus
 Irano-Anatolian
Importance of Biodiversity Hotspots
The biodiversity hotspots are important because the habitats are
highly susceptible to global changes and also due to high
irreplaceability of species found within such a vast geographic
region.

These hotspots are of social-cultural values, the richness of

hotspot ecosystems offers essential ecosystem service.
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