Near Threatened is a classification category on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Threatened Species List. Currently 2,657 species are defined as near threatened. Scientists categorize a species as Near Threatened when conservationists believe that it will face extinction in the near future, but it doesn’t currently meet the standards for another category.
There are six main reasons why scientists categorize taxons as near threatened:
- Habitat loss
- Introduction of a foreign species
- Hunting
- Pollution
- Disease
- Loss of genetic variation
Near Threatened Species
Near Threatened Species List
- African Bush Elephant
- Agouti
- Alaskan Pollock
- Albacore Tuna
- Albatross
- Angelfish
- Archerfish
- Asian Giant Hornet
- Axanthic Ball Python
- Badger
- Ball Python
- Bamboo Shark
- Banana Cinnamon Ball Python
- Basking Shark
- Bearded Vulture
- Beaver
- Bison
- Black Bass
- Black Pastel Ball Python
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Blue Shark
- Bronze Whaler Shark
- Brookesia Micra
- Brown Hyena
- Bumblebee
- Bush Dog
- Cantil
- Capuchin
- Catfish
- Chameleon
- Cicada
- Cinereous Vulture
- Cinnamon Ball Python
- Cobras
- Common Grackle
- Common Spotted Cuscus
- Congo Snake
- Coral
- Cow
- Crab
- Crane
- Cuttlefish
- Deer
- Deer Mouse
- Desert Ghost Ball Python
- Desert Tortoise
- Dingo
- Discus
- Dolphin
- Donkey
- Dragonfly
- Dugong
- Dwarf Boa
- Eagle
- Eagle Ray
- Eastern Hognose Snake
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Eider
- Elegant Tern
- Elephant
- Emperor Goose
- Enchi Ball Python
- Falcon
- False Killer Whale
- Ferret
- Finch
- Fire Ball Python
- Florida Mouse
- Fox
- Freeway Ball Python
- Frog
- Fur Seal
- Galapagos Shark
- Gecko
- Gentoo Penguin
- Gibbon
- Gila Monster
- Golden Mole
- Gopher
- Goral
- Gorilla
- Gouldian Finch
- Grebe
- Grey Reef Shark
- Grey Seal
- Grizzly Bear
- Ground Squirrel
- Grunion
- Guadalupe Bass
- Hammerhead Shark
- Hare
- Harpy Eagle
- Hawaiian Goose (Nene)
- Hellbender
- Hercules Beetle
- Hermit Crab
- Honduran White Bat
- Horse Mackerel
- Hyena
- Iguana
- Indian python
- Jaguar
- Japanese Macaque
- Killer Clown Ball Python
- King Crab
- Kingfisher
- Kirtland’s Snake
- Kiwi
- Kori Bustard
- Lavender Albino Ball Python
- Leaf-Tailed Gecko
- Lemming
- Lemon Blast Ball Python
- Lemon Shark
- Leopard
- Leopard Seal
- Lizard
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Lumpfish
- Lyrebird
- Macaque
- Macaroni Penguin
- Magellanic Penguin
- Magpie
- Mandrill
- Maned Wolf
- Margay
- Mayfly
- Minke Whale
- Mojave Ball Python
- Mole
- Molly
- Monitor Lizard
- Monkfish
- Moth
- Narwhal
- Nautilus
- Nicobar pigeon
- Northern Bobwhite
- Northern Screamer
- Nurse Shark
- Ocellated Turkey
- Okapi
- Orange Dream Ball Python
- Ornate Box Turtle
- Otter
- Pacific Sleeper Shark
- Pademelon
- Panda Pied Ball Python
- Pantaloon Bee
- Panther
- Partridge
- Patagonian Cavy
- Patagonian Mara
- Penguin
- Philippine Cobra
- Pink Fairy Armadillo
- Pit Viper
- Platypus
- Poison Dart Frog
- Pollock Fish
- Prairie Chicken
- Purple Emperor Butterfly
- Puss Moth
- Python
- Quetzal
- Quoll
- Red Knee Tarantula
- Rhea
- Rhode Island Red Chicken
- River Turtle
- Robin
- Rock Python
- Rufous Hummingbird
- Salamander
- Sand Lizard
- Sandpiper
- Scaleless Ball Python
- Sea Dragon
- Sea Lion
- Sea Squirt
- Sea Urchin
- Seal
- Shrimp
- Siberian Ibex
- Sixgill shark
- Sleeper Shark
- Spanish Goat
- Sponge
- Squirrel
- Starfish
- Stick Insect
- Stingray
- Striped Hyena
- Sunset Ball Python
- Super Pastel Ball Python
- Swallow
- Swan
- Swordfish
- Tamarin
- Tang
- Tarantula
- Tasmanian Devil
- Thornback Ray
- Tiger Shark
- Tuatara
- Turaco
- Viper
- Walrus
- Water Dragon
- Whale Shark
- White Rhinoceros
- Wolf
- Woolly Monkey
- Yak
- Yellow Belly Ball Python
- Yellow-faced Bee
- Yellowfin Tuna
- Zebra Shark
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