Biology:List of endangered insects
In July 2017, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 343 endangered insect species.[1] Of all evaluated insect species, 5.7% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists 21 insect subspecies as endangered.
No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.
For a species to be considered endangered by the IUCN it must meet certain quantitative criteria which are designed to classify taxa facing "a very high risk of extinction". An even higher risk is faced by critically endangered species, which meet the quantitative criteria for endangered species. Critically endangered insects are listed separately. There are 538 insect species which are endangered or critically endangered.
Additionally 1702 insect species (28% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.[2] While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".[3]
This is a complete list of endangered insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.
There are 91 species and two subspecies in the order Orthoptera assessed as endangered.
Species
Subspecies
- Phaloria insularis insularis
Phaneropterids
Species
Subspecies
- Isophya longicaudata longicaudata
Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 51 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as endangered.
Other Lepidoptera species
There are 72 beetle species assessed as endangered.
Other beetle species
Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 97 species and 19 subspecies in the order Odonata assessed as endangered.
Species
Subspecies
Species
Subspecies
Species
Subspecies
- Matrona basilaris japonica
Species
Subspecies
- Pseudagrion torridum hulae
Species
Subspecies
Species
Subspecies
Other Odonata
Species
Subspecies
Other insect species
See also
- Lists of IUCN Red List endangered species
- List of least concern insects
- List of near threatened insects
- List of vulnerable insects
- List of critically endangered insects
- List of recently extinct insects
- List of data deficient insects
References
- ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016.1". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Limitations of the Data". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/mammals/description/limitations. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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