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2 What do these terms mean? Threatened Endangered Extinct

3 Endangered Species Survey

4 Apache Trout

5 Arizona Cliff Rose

6 Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard

7 California Condor

8 Giant Carrion Beetle

9 Giant Panda

10 Hawaiian Crow

11 Oahu Tree Snail

12 Pitcher’s Thistle

13 Red-footed Tortoise

14 Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse

15 Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly

16 Texas Blind Salamander

17 Wyoming Toad

18 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.

19 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

20 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.

21 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)

22 More Statistics Listings by State and Territory


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