Vulnerable species
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| Conservation status |
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| the risk of extinction |
| Extinction |
| Threatened |
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Critically Endangered |
| Lower risk |
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Conservation Dependent |
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A vulnerable species is one whose chances of extinction characterize it as threatened but not quite as endangered. The following is a very small non-representative fraction of the 8565 species listed by the IUCN as vulnerable:
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[edit] Afrosoricida
- Robust golden mole (Amblysomus robustus)
- Arend's golden mole (Carpitalpa arendsi)
- Duthie's golden mole (Chlorotalpa duthieae)
- Rough-haired golden mole (Chrysospalax villosus)
- Aquatic tenrec (Limnogale mergulus)
- Tree shrew tenrec (Microgale dryas)
- Microgale monticola
[edit] Artiodactyla
- Clarke's gazelle (Ammodorcas clarkei)
- Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
- Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
- Marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
- Gaur (Bos frontalis)
- Yak (Bos grunniens)
- Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
- Wild goat (Capra aegagrus)
- East caucasian tur (Capra cylindricornis)
- Taiwan serow (Capricornis swinhoei)
- Jentink's duiker (Cephalophus jentinki)
- Abbott's duiker (Cephalophis spadix)
- Banded duiker (Cephalophus zebra)
- Swamp deer (Cervus duvaucelii)
- Brow-antlered deer (Cervus eldii)
- Beira antelope (Dorcatragus megalotis)
- Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas)
- Idmi (Gazella gazella)
- Red-fronted gazelle (Gazella rufifrons)
- Soemmerring's gazelle (Gazella soemmerringii)
- Speke's gazelle (Gazella spekei)
- Goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa)
- Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
- Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
- Silver dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii)
- Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
- Black muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons)
- Red goral (Naemorhedus baileyi)
- Chinese goral (Naemorhedus caudatus)
- Argali (Ovis ammon)
- Mouflon (Ovis orientalis)
- Southern pudu (Pudu puda)
- Philippine warty pig (Sus philippensis)
- Chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis)
[edit] Carnivora
- Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
- Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temminckii)
- Chinese desert cat (Felis bieti)
- Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)
- Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
- Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
- Chilean cat (Oncifelis guigna)
- Lion (Panthera leo)
- Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata)
- Flat-headed cat (Prionailurs planiceps)
- Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
- Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
- African golden cat (Profelis aurata)
- Bush dog (Speothos venaticus)
- Afghan fox (Vulpes cana)
- Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana)
- Ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)
- Broad-striped mongoose (Galidictis fasciata)
- Brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor)
- Jackson's mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni)
- Palawan stink badger (Mydaus marchei)
- Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
- Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
- Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii)
- Everette's ferret-badger (Melogale everetti)
- Back-striped weasel (Mustela strigidorsa)
- Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)
- Juan fernandez fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii)
- Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)
- Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
- Hooker's sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri)
- Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)
- Caspian seal (Pusa caspica)
- Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)
- Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
- Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
- Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
- Owston's palm civet (Chrotogale owstoni)
- Hose's palm civet (Diplogale hosei)
- Brown palm civet (Paradoxurus ballsdoni)
[edit] Cetacea
- Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
- Boto (Inia geoffrensis)
- Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
- Common porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
- Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
[edit] Galliformes
- Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
- White-breasted Guineafowl (Agelastes meleagrides)
[edit] Sirenia
- African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis)
- Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis)
- Dugong (Dugong dugon)
- West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
[edit] Plants
- Mendocino Cypress (Cupressus pigmaea)
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