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IUCN categories biodiversity loss mandrinette
A pangolin walks through grass with a blue circle around it and the word "endangered" written in white across the image.
Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) Panamanian golden frog
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Meet the endangered pangolin
The pangolin is the only mammal in the world covered in scales.
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IUCN categories
After a species is evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
biodiversity loss
The primary drivers of biodiversity loss are influenced by the exponential growth...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley
mandrinette
The mandrinette (Hibiscus fragilis) is a critically endangered shrub of...
© bauhaus1000/iStock.com
Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
A vaquita (Phocoena sinus) caught in a gill net with sharks and other fish...
© Minden Pictures/SuperStock
Panamanian golden frog
Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki), a critically endangered toad endemic...
© Winston D. Munnings/Dreamstime.com
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