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Which is the percentage of threatened species of birds, cactus, mammals, and other taxonomic groups?
Discover what the IUCN Red List –the most authoritative source of information about the conservation status of plant and animal species of the world– tells us about this.
Illegal Wildlife trafficking produces overexploitation*, which is currently recognized as the second cause of extinction in the world. In hope of contributing with the protection from illegal wildlife trafficking of some of the threatened species, Barcode of Wildlife Project is creating DNA barcodes that might help to make easier the detection of illegal wildlife trafficking in the future; you can also know some of the Mexican participating species in the Project bellow!
*Overexploitation occurs when more individuals than the ones that can reproduce in the wild are extracted by overfishing, overharvesting, etc. This leads to a diminishment in population growth, and can produce species extinction.
Note to the reader: according to the IUCN, extinction risk has been evaluated for less than 5% of the world's described species. The following data has been extracted from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Cycads
63% of cycads are threatened.
Amphibians
41% of amphibian species are threatened.
Some of the amphibians that are participating in Barcode of Wildlife Project are:
Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
Lake Lerma Salamander (Ambystoma lermaense)
Black-eyed Leaf Frog (Agalychnis moreletii)
Chameleons
39% of chameleons are threatened.
Conifers
34% of conifers are threatened.
Reef-forming corals
33% of reef-forming corals are threatened are threatened.
Cacti
31% of cacti are threatened.
According to the IUCN, wildlife trafficking is the main cause of extinction of cacti species around the world. Some of the cacti species that are participating in Barcode of Wildlife Project are:
Disocactus ackermannii
Mammillaria mathildae
Peyote Lophophora williamsii
Turbinicarpus subterraneus
Old Man Cactus Cephalocereus senilis
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea
Lophophora diffusa
Sharks & rays
31% of sharks & rays are threatened.
In this project there are participating 4 shark species; one of them is:
Pacific Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon longurio.
Freshwater crayfishes
31% of freshwater crayfishes are threatened.
Freshwater crabs
31% of freshwater crabs are threatened.
Freshwater shrimps
28% of freshwater shrimps are threatened.
Mammals
26% of mammals are threatened.
Some mammalian species that are participating in Barcode of Widllfie Project Mexico:
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Baird's Tapir Tapirus bairdii
Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana
Central American Cacomistle Bassariscus sumichrasti
Black-handed Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi
Reptiles
19% of reptiles are threatened.
Some reptile species that are participating in Barcode of Wildlife Project are:
Phrynosoma asio
Ornate Box Turtle Terrapene ornata
Morelet's Crocodile Crocodylus moreletii
Crotalus enyo
Groupers
18% of groupers are threatened.
Birds
13% of birds are threatened.
Some bird species that are participating in Barcode of Widlife Project Mexico:
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Great Curassow Crax rubra
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
Yellow-lored Parrot Amazona xantholora
Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata
Recommendations
More about the participating species in Barcode of Wildlife Project
How were the participating species in Barcode of Wildlife Project Mexico were selected by the specialists?
Source
G. Ceballos, P. R. Ehrlich, A. D. Barnosky, A. García, R. M. Pringle, T. M. Palmer. Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction. Sci. Adv. 1, e1400253 (2015).
IUCN. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Summary Statistics, How many species are threatened?.(s./f.). Accessed: 19 december 2015.
IUCN. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Almost one in five reptiles are struggling to survive. (15 February 2013). Accessed: 19 december 2015.
Photos
1. Cycad. Stickpen, Dominio Público
2. Amphibian. Miguel Ángel Sicilia Manzo, CONABIO. Banco de imágenes de CONABIO.
3. Camaleon. Marius CONJEAUD CC BY SA
4. Conifer. Scott Zona CC BY
5. Reef-forming coral. Paige Gill (NOAA), Dominio Público.
6. Cacti. Anne Reeves CC BY ND 2.0
7. Shark. CCICIMAR/CONABIO. Banco de imágenes de CONABIO.
8. Mammal. Patricia Cortés Calva (BWPM).
9. Reptile. Matías Domínguez Laso, CONABIO, Banco de Imágenes de CONABIO.
10. Grouper. Brett Seymour, Dominio Público.
11. Bird. Don Faulkner CC BY-SA 2.0
Which is the percentage of threatened species of birds, cactus, mammals, and other taxonomic groups?
Discover what the IUCN Red List –the most authoritative source of information about the conservation status of plant and animal species of the world– tells us about this.
Illegal Wildlife trafficking produces overexploitation*, which is currently recognized as the second cause of extinction in the world. In hope of contributing with the protection from illegal wildlife trafficking of some of the threatened species, Barcode of Wildlife Project is creating DNA barcodes that might help to make easier the detection of illegal wildlife trafficking in the future; you can also know some of the Mexican participating species in the Project bellow!
*Overexploitation occurs when more individuals than the ones that can reproduce in the wild are extracted by overfishing, overharvesting, etc. This leads to a diminishment in population growth, and can produce species extinction.
Note to the reader: according to the IUCN, extinction risk has been evaluated for less than 5% of the world's described species. The following data has been extracted from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Cycads
63% of cycads are threatened.
Amphibians
41% of amphibian species are threatened.
Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
Lake Lerma Salamander (Ambystoma lermaense)
Black-eyed Leaf Frog (Agalychnis moreletii)
Chameleons
39% of chameleons are threatened.
Conifers
34% of conifers are threatened.
Reef-forming corals
33% of reef-forming corals are threatened are threatened.
Cacti
31% of cacti are threatened.
Disocactus ackermannii
Mammillaria mathildae
Peyote Lophophora williamsii
Turbinicarpus subterraneus
Old Man Cactus Cephalocereus senilis
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea
Lophophora diffusa
Sharks & rays
31% of sharks & rays are threatened.
Pacific Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon longurio.
Freshwater crayfishes
31% of freshwater crayfishes are threatened.
Freshwater crabs
31% of freshwater crabs are threatened.
Freshwater shrimps
28% of freshwater shrimps are threatened.
Mammals
26% of mammals are threatened.
Baird's Tapir Tapirus bairdii
Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana
Central American Cacomistle Bassariscus sumichrasti
Black-handed Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi
Reptiles
19% of reptiles are threatened.
Phrynosoma asio
Ornate Box Turtle Terrapene ornata
Morelet's Crocodile Crocodylus moreletii
Crotalus enyo
Groupers
18% of groupers are threatened.
Birds
13% of birds are threatened.
Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Great Curassow Crax rubra
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
Horned Guan Oreophasis derbianus
White-crowned Parrot Pionus senilis
Yellow-lored Parrot Amazona xantholora
Ocellated Turkey Meleagris ocellata
Recommendations
More about the participating species in Barcode of Wildlife Project
How were the participating species in Barcode of Wildlife Project Mexico were selected by the specialists?
Source
G. Ceballos, P. R. Ehrlich, A. D. Barnosky, A. García, R. M. Pringle, T. M. Palmer. Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction. Sci. Adv. 1, e1400253 (2015).
IUCN. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Summary Statistics, How many species are threatened?.(s./f.). Accessed: 19 december 2015.
IUCN. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Almost one in five reptiles are struggling to survive. (15 February 2013). Accessed: 19 december 2015.
Photos
1. Cycad. Stickpen, Dominio Público
2. Amphibian. Miguel Ángel Sicilia Manzo, CONABIO. Banco de imágenes de CONABIO.
3. Camaleon. Marius CONJEAUD CC BY SA
4. Conifer. Scott Zona CC BY
5. Reef-forming coral. Paige Gill (NOAA), Dominio Público.
6. Cacti. Anne Reeves CC BY ND 2.0
7. Shark. CCICIMAR/CONABIO. Banco de imágenes de CONABIO.
8. Mammal. Patricia Cortés Calva (BWPM).
9. Reptile. Matías Domínguez Laso, CONABIO, Banco de Imágenes de CONABIO.
10. Grouper. Brett Seymour, Dominio Público.
11. Bird. Don Faulkner CC BY-SA 2.0
