Extinct
Critically Endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Threatened
100
This is one of the best known ice-aged animals?
What is the saber-toothed tiger?
100
a species facing extremely high risk of endangered verses a high risk of endangerment.
What is the difference between endangered and critically endangered?
100
seriously at risk of extinction
What does endangered species mean?
100
a species may face extinction but not for many years
What does vulnerable mean?
100
cause of something vulnerable or at risk
What does threatened mean?
200
This bird is a medium-large sized flightless bird that was discovered on the island near the Indian Ocean?
What is a dodo bird?
200
Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
What does critically endangered mean?
200
at risk of extinction verses likely to become extinct
What is the difference between endangered species and threatened species?
200
Uncommon in nature verses less populated
What is the difference between vulnerable and rare species?
200
Something likely to become endangered
What does threatened species mean?
300
This mammal once roamed the Arctic tundra until 1700 BC when it became extinct.
What is a woolly mammal?
300
As of 2014 there are 2,464 animals and 2,104 plants on the critically endangered list.
What is the approximate number if critically endangered species?
300
an attempt to quantify how threatened a species might be.
What does it mean to be on the endangered species list?
300
What is an example of a vulnerable plant species?
300
What animal is on the threatened list?
400
This large mammal was first discovered by explorers in 1741 in parts of the Arctic Circle
What is the steller's sea cow?
400
As of 1996 is listed
What is the most critically endangered animal in 1996?
400
As of 2019
What is on the top list for endangered animal species for 2019?
400
What is an example of a vulnerable animal species?
400
Threatened=near future
Vulnerable=many years
What is the difference between threatened and vulnerable?
500
The most extinct animal group of any other species?
What are snails and slugs?
500
US Fish & Wildlife Service or National Marine Fisheries Service
Who determines if an animal or plant goes on the critically endangered list?
500
What is on the list for endangered plant species?
500
Species with low reproduction rates
What species are most vulnerable to extinction?
500
Loss of habitat and genetic variation
Why are species threatened?