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Consider the following information.

1. The species has reduced 70% of its population over the last 10 years.

2. The species population now is estimated to be less than 2500 mature individuals.

3. The species shows at least 20% probability of extinction in the wild in next 20 years.

In which of the following categories of IUCN Red Data Book would you place the species with above mentioned characteristics?

Vulnerable (vu)

Critically endangered (cr)

Near threatened (nt)

Endangered (en)

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Explanation:

Extinct (EX) – No known individuals remaining
•    Extinct in the wild (EW) – Known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range
•    Critically endangered (CR) – Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
•    Endangered (EN) – High risk of extinction in the wild
•    Vulnerable (VU) – High risk of endangerment in the wild
•    Near threatened (NT) – Likely to become endangered in the near future
•    Least concern (LC) – Lowest risk; does not qualify for a higher risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
•    Data deficient (DD) – Not enough data to make an assessment of its risk of extinction
•    Not evaluated (NE) – Has not yet been evaluated against the criteria.