In 2023, around 75,000 species of vertebrates were known and 11,200 were endangered to become extinct. Furthermore, there were 425,000 plants discovered around the world of which 26,300 were endangered.
Number of species discovered in the world and the number of species on the Red List of Threatened Species in 2023, by type of organism
IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
Organisms on the Red List are those categorized as: Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU).
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