As of 2023, most of the threatened living species in Puerto Rico on the IUCN Red List consisted of plants, with 77 species under threat. Fishes ranked second with nearly 50 threatened species. Puerto Rico is among the Caribbean countries with the highest number of endangered plant species.
Number of threatened living species in Puerto Rico on the IUCN Red List in 2023, by taxonomic group
* Figures presented for these groups should be interpreted as the number of species known to be threatened within those species that have been assessed to date, and not as the overall total number of threatened species for each group.
According to the source, threatened living species include species that are critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU).
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 living species in Puerto Rico on the IUCN Red List in 2023, by taxonomic group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/978566/number-threatened-species-puerto-rico-type/
IUCN. "Number of threatened living species in Puerto Rico on the IUCN Red List in 2023, by taxonomic group." Chart. December 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978566/number-threatened-species-puerto-rico-type/
IUCN. (2023). Number of threatened living species in Puerto Rico on the IUCN Red List in 2023, by taxonomic group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978566/number-threatened-species-puerto-rico-type/
IUCN. "Number of Threatened Living Species in Puerto Rico on The Iucn Red List in 2023, by Taxonomic Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978566/number-threatened-species-puerto-rico-type/
IUCN, Number of threatened living species in Puerto Rico on the IUCN Red List in 2023, by taxonomic group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978566/number-threatened-species-puerto-rico-type/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Number of threatened living species in Puerto Rico on the IUCN Red List in 2023, by taxonomic group [Graph], IUCN, December 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/978566/number-threatened-species-puerto-rico-type/
