A near-threatened species is a species which has been categorized as " Near Threatened" ( NT) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as that may be vulnerable to endangerment in the near future, but it does not currently qualify for the threatened status.
The IUCN notes the importance of reevaluating near-threatened taxon at appropriate intervals.
The rationale used for near-threatened taxa usually includes the criteria of vulnerable which are plausible or nearly met, such as reduction in numbers or range. Those designated since 2001 that depend on conservation efforts to not become threatened are no longer separately considered conservation-dependent species.
IUCN Categories and Criteria version 2.3
Before 2001, the IUCN used the version 2.3 Categories and Criteria to assign conservation status, which included a separate category for conservation-dependent species ("Conservation Dependent", LR/cd). With this category system, Near Threatened and Conservation Dependent were both subcategories of the category "Lower Risk". Taxa which were last evaluated before 2001 may retain their LR/cd or LR/nt status, although had the category been assigned with the same information today the species would be designated simply "Near Threatened (NT)" in either case.
Gallery
File:Otter in Southwold.jpg|The near-threatened Eurasian otter
File:Maned wolf-aguara guazu.jpeg|The maned wolf is near-threatened largely as the result of habitat loss.
File:Gray Bat USACE.jpg|The gray bat was moved from "endangered" to "near-threatened" due to successful conservation efforts. It has now been moved to vulnerable.
See also
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IUCN Red List near threatened species, ordered by taxonomic rank.
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IUCN Red List near threatened species, ordered alphabetically.
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List of near threatened amphibians
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List of near threatened arthropods
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List of near threatened birds
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List of near threatened fishes
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List of near threatened insects
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List of near threatened invertebrates
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List of near threatened mammals
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List of near threatened molluscs
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List of near threatened plants
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List of near threatened reptiles
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