what do these terms mean? threatened endangered extinct
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What do these terms mean?
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Endangered Species Survey
Apache Trout
Arizona Cliff Rose
Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
California Condor
Giant Carrion Beetle
Giant Panda
Hawaiian Crow
Oahu Tree Snail
Pitcher’s Thistle
Red-footed Tortoise
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse
Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly
Texas Blind Salamander
Wyoming Toad
U.S. Statistics
524 U.S. species of animals are listed.745 U.S. species of plants are listed.15 U.S. species of animals are currently proposed for listing.0 U.S. species of plants are currently proposed for listing.
138 species of animals are candidate species. 145 species of plants are candidate species.
Facts:
¼ of the world’s plants are threatened with extinction by 2010
38% of amphibians in the U.S. are endangered
¾ of all bird species are declining; 11% are threatened with extinction
Almost all species of wild cats and bears are declining in numbers
Facts:
1/3 of North American freshwater fish are rare or endangered; 33% of all fish species are threatened with extinction
About 100 species of invertebrates are lost each day due to deforestation; ½ of the freshwater snails in southeastern U.S. are now extinct or threatened; 50% of crayfish and 56% of mussel species are endangered in the U.S.
Facts:
25% of all mammal species are threatened with extinction
2/3 of all primate species are threatened Over 40% of all reptile species are
threatened (20% with extinction)
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Listings by State and Territory