Near Threatened

Conservation status
	Risk of extinction
Extinction
	Extinct; Extinct in the Wild;
Threatened
	Critically Endangered; Endangered; Vulnerable; Threatened;
Lower risk
	Conservation Dependent; Near Threatened; Least Concern;
See also
	World Conservation Union; IUCN Red List;

Diagram of Near Threatened in relation to other IUCN categories.

Near Threatened (NT) is a conservation status given to species or lower taxa that may be threatened with extinction in the near future. However, it does not mean that the species is threatened.^[1]

The Near Threatened taxa usually includes the Vulnerable species.

References[change]

↑ [http://intranet.iucn.org/webfiles/doc/SSC/RedList/RedListGuidelines.pdf "Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, PDF"]. IUCN Standards and Petitions Subcommittee. May 2010. pp. 8. http://intranet.iucn.org/webfiles/doc/SSC/RedList/RedListGuidelines.pdf. Retrieved 2012-08-10.

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