Question

Species very near to extinction, if conservation measures are not promptly taken is

• A. Threatened species
• B. Rare species
• C. Endangered species
• D. Vulnerable species

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The species (including animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future are known as threatened species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the authority on threatened species, and it treats threatened species as a group of three categories, depending on the degree relative to which they are threatened. Those categories are Vulnerable species; Endangered species and Critically endangered species. Species which is likely to get extinction in the near future is known as an endangered species. As per the Red list of 2000, there are 11,096 threatened species.

So, the correct answer is 'Endangered species'.