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Insect species (IUCN, 2016.1)
- 5993 extant species have been evaluated
- 4291 of those are fully assessed
[a]
- 3144 are not threatened at present
[b]
- 1146 to 2848 are threatened
[c]
- 59 to 105 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
- 58 extinct (EX) species
[d]
- 1 extinct in the wild (EW)
- 46 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
- 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
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^ excludes
data deficient evaluations.
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^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
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^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
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^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
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