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IUCN Red List

Inventory of the global conservation status of biological species

Entitybiological database red listQ32059

Also known as Red Data List · Red List · Red List , RL · IUCN Red List of Threatened Species · Red Data Book

Instance of: biological database
, red list
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: 1964
Website: iucnredlist.org

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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species. A series of Regional Red Lists, which assess the risk of extinction to species within a political management unit, are also produced by countries and organizations.

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Main Wikidata property: IUCN taxon ID
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Cambridge
Official language: English
Operating area: worldwide
Parent: International Union for Conservation of Nature
Affiliation: IUCN Species Survival Commission
BirdLife International
Conservation International
NatureServe
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Texas A&M University
Sapienza University of Rome
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Zoological Society of London
Wildscreen
Social media followers: 103,334(February 4, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 103887642
99,151(January 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 103887642
89,097(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 103887642
82,106(April 25, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 103887642
Field of work: wildlife conservation
Main subject: conservation status
extinction
Has version, edition or translation: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.2(since 2025) reason for preferred rank: most recent value · language: English
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1.“Arctic seals threatened by climate change, birds decline globally – IUCN Red List - Press release | IUCN”iucn.org/press-release/202510/arctic-seals-threatened-climate-change-birds-decline-globally-iucn-red-listRetrieved 2025-10-21
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Red Book of Belarus
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024.1
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024.2
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.1

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