Provides taxonomic, conservation status, and distribution information on taxa that are facing a high risk of global extinction.
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There are now three remaining recognized ecotypes/subspecies of Black Rhinoceros occupying different areas of Africa. A fourth recognised subspecies D. b. longipes once ranged through the savanna zones of central-west Africa but it is now considered to have gone extinct in its last kn...
The vaquita qualifies for listing as Critically Endangered based on criteria A4d and C2a(ii). The generation time for the vaquita is estimated as 10 years (Rojas-Bracho and Taylor 1999, Taylor and Rojas-Bracho 1999), therefore three generations is approximately 30 years. Criterion A4d...
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Orangutans are the largest arboreal mammals found on earth today. They are semi-solitary animals, but complex social networks of loose relationships are maintained between members of a community. Males tend to disperse further than females at maturity. More than 500 plant species have...
Preliminary genetic evidence suggests that there may be at least two species of African elephants, namely the Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana ) and the Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis ). A third species, the West African Elephant, has also been postulated. The African Elephan...
