Least-concern species
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A least-concern species is a species that has been evaluated and categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as not being a focus of wildlife conservation because the specific sp
Taurotragus oryx, the common eland, is a species with a conservation status of least concern.
Extinction
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Extinction is the termination of a species via the death of its last member. A taxon may become functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to reproduce and recov
Least-concern species
…unless they have had their population status evaluated. That is, adequate information is needed to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution or population status. Since 2001 the category has had the abbreviation "LC", following the IUCN 2001 Categories & Criteria…
The thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) is an example of a recently extinct species.
Palaeotherium is an example of an extinct genus that is only recorded from fossil records before the existence of hominids.
External mold of the extinct Lepidodendron from the Upper Carboniferous of Ohio
The dodo of Mauritius, shown here in a 1626 illustration by Roelant Savery, is an often-cited example of modern extinction.