Conservation-dependent species
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A conservation-dependent species is a
The category is part of the IUCN 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3), which is no longer used in evaluation of taxa, but persists in the
As of December 2015[update], there remains 209 conservation-dependent plant species and 29 conservation-dependent animal species.
Examples of conservation-dependent species include the
Conservation-dependent animals
As of September 2022[update], the IUCN still lists 20 conservation-dependent animal species, and one conservation-dependent subpopulations or stocks.[1]
Mollusks
- Bear paw clam
- China clam
- Maxima clam
- Fluted giant clam
Arthropods
- Mono Lake brine shrimp
- Attheyella yemanjae
- Canthocamptus campaneri
- Metacyclops campestris
- Murunducaris juneae
- Muscocyclops bidenatus
- Muscocyclops therasiae
- California ground cricket
- Ponticyclops boscoi
- Spaniacris deserticola
- Stenopelmatus nigrocapitatus
- Thermocyclops parvus
Reptiles
Mammals
Subpopulations and stocks
- Bowhead whale(1 subpopulation/stock)
EPBC Act
In Australia, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 still uses a "Conservation Dependent" category for classifying fauna and flora species. Species recognised as "Conservation Dependent" do not receive special protection, as they are not considered "matters of national environmental significance under the EPBC Act".
The legislation uses categories similar to those of the IUCN 1994 Categories & Criteria. It does not, however, have a
As of December 2006[update], only two species have received the status under the act:
- Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)
- Southern bent-wing bat (Miniopterus schreibersii bassanii)
No flora has been given the category under the EPBC Act.
See also
- Conservation-reliant species
- IUCN Red List conservation dependent species, ordered by taxonomic rank.
- Category:IUCN Red List conservation dependent species, ordered alphabetically.
References
- ^ "IUCN Red List version 2015.4". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 3 December 2015.