As of 2023, the IUCN Red List featured 426 animal species in Brazil categorized as vulnerable. An additional 260 animal species in the country were considered critically endangered. Brazil is the country with the largest number of extinct animal species in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Number of threatened animal species in Brazil on the IUCN Red List in 2023, by category
* According to the source, this category also includes 'Possibly Extinct' and 'Possibly Extinct in the Wild' which have been developed to identify animal species that are likely already extinct (or extinct in the wild), but require further investigation.
The acronym IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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IUCN. (December 11, 2023). Number of threatened animal species in Brazil on the IUCN Red List in 2023, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/977802/brazil-threatened-animal-species-category/
IUCN. "Number of threatened animal species in Brazil on the IUCN Red List in 2023, by category." Chart. December 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/977802/brazil-threatened-animal-species-category/
IUCN. (2023). Number of threatened animal species in Brazil on the IUCN Red List in 2023, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/977802/brazil-threatened-animal-species-category/
IUCN. "Number of Threatened Animal Species in Brazil on The Iucn Red List in 2023, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/977802/brazil-threatened-animal-species-category/
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