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What do these terms mean? Threatened Endangered Extinct
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Endangered Species Survey
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Apache Trout
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Arizona Cliff Rose
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Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard
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California Condor
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Giant Carrion Beetle
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Giant Panda
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Hawaiian Crow
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Oahu Tree Snail
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Pitcher’s Thistle
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Red-footed Tortoise
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Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse
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Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly
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Texas Blind Salamander
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Wyoming Toad
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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More Statistics Listings by State and Territory
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