This places cacti among the most threatened taxonomic groups assessed on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ™ — more
threatened than mammals and birds.
Not exact matches
Ecological research already carried out in these national parks and surrounding coffee plantations has shown the presence of more
than 300 species of birds, (including endemic species,
threatened forest specialists and birds of prey e.g. Black Hawk - Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus), 31
mammals species (some of them are endangered species such as the ocelot, cacomistle and Mexican porcupine), 26 reptile species, and 326 tree and bush species.
«Africa is the last place on Earth with a wide range of large
mammals, yet today there are more African plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and large
mammals threatened than ever before by a range of both human - induced and natural causes.»
We analysed the effects of invasive
mammals on 1,200 globally
threatened species across more
than 1,000 islands to develop a model for where eradicating invasive wildlife will provide the greatest benefits to island species.
Plants are more
threatened than birds, as
threatened as
mammals and less
threatened than amphibians or corals.