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IUCN Red List conservation dependent species

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As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 238 conservation dependent species. 0.29% of all evaluated species are listed as conservation dependent. The IUCN also lists seven subspecies and five varieties as conservation dependent.

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Of the animal subpopulations evaluated by the IUCN, one species subpopulation and one subspecies subpopulation has been assessed as conservation dependent.

The conservation dependent 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 IUCN Red List for taxa evaluated prior to 2001, when version 3.1 was first used. Using the 2001 (v3.1) system these taxa are classed as near threatened, but those that have not been re-evaluated remain with the "conservation dependent" category.

This is a complete list of conservation dependent species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have conservation dependent subpopulations are also indicated.

Plants

There are 209 species, seven subspecies, and five varieties of plant assessed as conservation dependent.

Dicotyledons

There are 193 species, seven subspecies, and three varieties of dicotyledon assessed as conservation dependent.

Malvales

Species

Subspecies

  • Elaeocarpus submonoceras subsp. collinus
  • Ebenales

    There are 19 species, one subspecies, and one variety in Ebenales assessed as conservation dependent.

    Symplocaceae
  • Symplocos longipes
  • Symplocos pyriflora
  • Sapotaceae

    Species

    Subspecies

  • Chrysophyllum lucentifolium subsp. lucentifolium
  • Varieties

  • Isonandra perakensis var. perakensis
  • Ebenaceae
  • Diospyros johorensis
  • Diospyros macrocarpa
  • Myrtales

    Species

    Varieties

  • Memecylon acuminatum var. acuminatum
  • Magnoliales

    Species

    Subspecies

  • Horsfieldia subalpina subsp. kinabaluensis
  • Rosales

    Species

    Subspecies

  • Sorbus austriaca subsp. croatica
  • Ericales

    Species

    Subspecies

  • Erica scoparia subsp. platycodon
  • Fabales

    Species

    Subspecies

  • Leucaena leucocephala subsp. ixtahuacana
  • Fagales

    Species

    Subspecies

  • Quercus petraea subsp. huguetiana
  • Other dicotyledons

    Species

    Varieties

  • Davidia involucrata var. involucrata
  • Monocotyledons

    There are 16 species and two varieties of monocotyledon assessed as conservation dependent.

    Arecales

    Species

    Varieties

  • Rhopalostylis baueri var. baueri
  • Rhopalostylis baueri var. cheesemanii
  • Pandanales

  • Pandanus clandestinus
  • Mammals

    Subpopulations and stocks

  • Bowhead whale (1 subpopulation/stock)
  • Northern blue whale (1 subpopulation/stock)
  • References

    IUCN Red List conservation dependent species Wikipedia