Question

Which IUCN Red List category applies when the last known individual of a species has died?

1. Extinct in the Wild
2. Critically Endangered
3. Extinct
4. Endangered

• A. 1, 2
• B. All
• C. 3 only
• D. 2 only

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 3 only

Extinct

• A species is considered extinct when the last known individual of that taxon has died.

Extinct in the Wild

• A species is considered extinct in the wild when all its individuals survive only in captivity or outside their natural habitat, such as in agricultural areas.