alleryInto how many categories does the IUCN Red List place species?
- Five
- Seven
- Eleven
- Nine
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Correct answer: D. Nine
The Red List sorts species into nine groups, from Extinct to Not Evaluated.
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Into how many categories does the IUCN Red List place species?Read the answer and worked solution →An IUCN category for species with too little information to assess extinction risk isRead the answer and worked solution →Species that are widespread and abundant in the wild are placed in which IUCN category?Read the answer and worked solution →IUCN aims to re-evaluate each species' category at least once everyRead the answer and worked solution →In the 2001 IUCN framework, Conservation Dependent was merged into which category?Read the answer and worked solution →Who first wrote about the biodiversity hotspot concept in 1988?Read the answer and worked solution →Under Myers' 2000 criteria, a hotspot must hold at least how many endemic vascular plant species?Read the answer and worked solution →To qualify as a hotspot, a region must have lost at least what share of its primary vegetation?Read the answer and worked solution →Which global programme funds NGOs to protect biodiversity hotspots?Read the answer and worked solution →Which organisation devised the Global 200 Ecoregions system?Read the answer and worked solution →India's Nicobar Islands fall within which biodiversity hotspot?Read the answer and worked solution →
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An IUCN category for species with too little information to assess extinction risk is
- Not evaluated
- Data deficient
- Least concern
- Near threatened
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Correct answer: B. Data deficient
Data deficient marks species assessed but lacking enough information to judge their risk.
Species that are widespread and abundant in the wild are placed in which IUCN category?
- Near threatened
- Vulnerable
- Least concern
- Not evaluated
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Correct answer: C. Least concern
Least concern applies to widespread, abundant species.
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