Critically endangered species

Conservation status
by IUCN Red List category
Conservation status by IUCN Red List category
Extinct
Extinct (EX); Extinct in the Wild (EW);	(list); (list);
Threatened
Critically Endangered (CR); Endangered (EN); Vulnerable (VU);	(list); (list); (list);
Lower Risk
Near Threatened (NT); Conservation Dependent (CD); Least Concern (LC);	(list); (list);
	Other categories
Data Deficient (DD); Not Evaluated (NE);	(list);
	Related topics International Union for the; Conservation of Nature (IUCN); IUCN Red List; NatureServe status; Lists of organisms by population;
	; Comparison of Red list classes above; and NatureServe status below;

A critically endangered species is a species of plant or animal, that has an extremely high risk of extinction in the future.

Critically endangered Mammals

The Christmas Island Pipistrelle is a very small bat which is listed as being a Critically endangered species. In February 2009 there were only about 20 left living on Christmas Island.^[1] Scientists think the bat became extinct at the end of 2009.
European mink

The Corroboree Frog, a very small frog found only in the high mountains of south east Australia.

The Similar Partula is a species of land snail that is now found only on one valley in French Polynesia.

Conservation status by IUCN Red List category

Extinct
Extinct (EX) Extinct in the Wild (EW)	(list) (list)
Threatened
Critically Endangered (CR) Endangered (EN) Vulnerable (VU)	(list) (list) (list)
Lower Risk
Near Threatened (NT) Conservation Dependent (CD) Least Concern (LC)	(list) (list)
Other categories
Data Deficient (DD) Not Evaluated (NE)	(list)
Related topics International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) IUCN Red List NatureServe status Lists of organisms by population
Comparison of Red list classes above and NatureServe status below