difference between endangered, rare and vulnerable species on the basis of 5 points
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Explanation:
A species can be a mammal, a tree, a coral, a fungus, an insect, a sponge or any one of a number of life forms.
They can be found in near-to boiling water, sulphurous sludge, frozen wastelands, underground rivers, spiny forests, perilous cliffs or living almost all their life in mid-air.
Together we and they make up life on this planet.
And altogether we call this range and breadth of life 'biodiversity'.
WWF's mission is make sure we don't lose this marvellous array of life, this biodiversity.
Officially, threatened species are those listed as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU).
Practically this means:
Critically Endangered (CR): A species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Endangered (EN): A species considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Vulnerable (VU): A species considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
According to the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), humans know about an estimated 1,562,663 different life forms on this planet. This includes:
5,416 mammals
16,000 mushrooms or fungi
29,300 fish
950,000 insects
287,655 plants
Many experts feel we have still to discover many, many more species - some estimates say we have yet to discover and describe millions of 'new' lifeforms.
Answer:
Endangered (EN): A species considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Vulnerable (VU): A species considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.