Least-concern species

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IUCN Red List category abbreviations (version 3.1, 2001)
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and NatureServe status below
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The common vampire bat is an example of a least-concern species.
The common bottlenose dolphin is an example of a least-concern species.

A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of wildlife conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. They do not qualify as threatened, near threatened, or (before 2001) conservation dependent.

Species cannot be assigned the "Least Concern" category unless they have had their population status evaluated. That is, adequate information is needed to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution or population status.

European badger, a species of mustelid with a conservation status of least-concern.
Stoat, a species of mustelid with a conservation status of least-concern.
Naked mole-rat, a species of rodent with a conservation status of least-concern.
Brown-throated sloth, a species of sloth with a conservation status of least-concern.
Capybara, a species of rodent with a conservation status of least-concern

Evaluation

Since 2001 the category has had the abbreviation "LC", following the IUCN 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1).

taxa
(3261 of 15,636) in the IUCN database still use the code "LR/lc", which indicates they have not been re-evaluated since 2000.

Number of species

The aardvark is an example of a least-concern species.
The short-beaked echidna is an example of a least-concern species.
The leopard cat is an example of a least concern species.

While "least concern" is not considered a red listed category by the IUCN, the 2006

protista have the classification, though only four species in those kingdoms have been evaluated by the IUCN. Humans were formally assessed[3]
as a species of least concern in 2008.

List of LC species

Further information: Category:IUCN Red List least concern species

See also

References

  1. ^ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)" (PDF). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Philautus sp. nov. 'Kalpatta'". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
  3. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136584A4313662.en
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