A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of wildlife conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. They do not qualify as threatened, near threatened, or conservation dependent.
Common eland, a species of bovid mammal with a conservation status of least-concern.
The common vampire bat is an example of a least-concern species.
The common bottlenose dolphin is an example of a least-concern species.
European badger, a species of mustelid with a conservation status of least-concern.
The common eland, also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a large-sized savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. An adult male is around 1.6 m (5.2 ft) tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 942 kg (2,077 lb) with a typical range of 500–600 kg (1,100–1,300 lb), 340–445 kg (750–981 lb) for females).
Common eland
Two common elands drinking in a Chudop waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Skeleton of common eland
Illustration of T. o. pattersonianus.