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Endangered Mammals Facts are as follows:
 Fact 1 - There are over 1,000 animals that are classified as Endangered Species at varied levels, across the world including some famous mammals

  • Mammals are described as animals characterized by having backbones, breath oxygen, having hair, caring and feeding milk to its young

Fact 2 - Regional Red Lists (Endangered Animals List) are produced by countries or organizations, which assess the risk of extinction to species. These Red Lists (Endangered Animals List) are based on specific criteria and levels by organisations such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Fact 3 - Animals detailed on our Endangered Mammals List have been assessed and then classified according to different degrees of risk

Fact 4 - Mammals that are endangered are classified as follows:

  • Endangered Mammals List classified as Least Concern - LC  - No immediate threat to the survival of the species
  • Endangered Mammals List classified as Near Threatened - NT - May be considered threatened in the near future
  • Endangered Mammals List classified as Vulnerable - VU - At risk because of their natural declining numbers are facing high-risk in their natural surroundings
  • Endangered Mammals List classified as Animals that are Endangered - EN -  In the immediate probability of becoming extinct and require protection to exist.
  • Endangered Mammals List classified as Critically Endangered - CR - Face an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future.
  • Endangered Mammals List classified as Extinct in the Wild - EW  - Captive animals survive, but there is no free-living, natural population
  • Endangered Mammals List classified as Extinct - EX  - These animals are no longer in existence.

Fact 5 - Endangered Mammals List classified as Least Concern (LC) include:

American Black Bears

Emu

Giraffes

Fact 6 - Endangered Mammals List classified as Near threatened include:

Jaguar

Leopard

Okapi

Fact 7 - Endangered Mammals List classified as Conservation dependent include:

Spotted Hyena

Fact 8 - Endangered Mammals List classified as Vulnerable include:

Cheetah

Lion

Red Pandas

Manatee

Polar Bear

Hippopotamus

Fact 9 - Endangered Mammals List classified as Endangered include:

Giant Panda

Snow Leopard

Tiger

Indian Rhinoceros

Bornean Orangutan

Grevy's Zebra

Gorillas

Bonobos

Tasmanian Devil

Chimpanzees

Maned Three-toed Sloth

Kiwi

Panda Bears

Fact 10 - Endangered Mammals List classified as Critically endangered include:

Mountain Gorillas

Sumatran Orangutan

Bactrian Camels

Pygmy Three-toed Sloth

Iberian Lynx

Dama Gazelle

Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat

Ruffed Lemur

Javan rhinoceros

Sumatran rhinoceros
Fact 11 - Endangered Mammals List classified as Extinct in the wild include:
  • Barbary Lion
  • Alagoas Curassow

Fact 12 - Endangered Mammals List classified as extinct include:

Dodo

Javan Tiger

Dinosaurs

Definition: Mammals are described as animals characterized by having backbones, breath oxygen, having hair, caring and feeding milk to its young.
The Causes of mammals becoming at risk are due to habitat destruction such as the rainforest, introduction of exotic animals, disease, water pollution, global warming, and over-exploitation. As people are made aware of the problem initiatives such as Recycling increase in popularity.

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