List of critically endangered insects explained

As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 195 critically endangered insect species, including 46 which are tagged as possibly extinct.^{[1] [2]} Of all evaluated insect species, 3.2% are listed as critically endangered. The IUCN also lists two insect subspecies as critically endangered.

No subpopulations of insects have been evaluated by the IUCN.

Additionally 1702 insect species (28% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.^[3] While the category data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".^[4]

This is a complete list of critically endangered insect species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN. Species considered possibly extinct by the IUCN are marked as such.

Orthoptera

There are 72 species in the order Orthoptera assessed as critically endangered.

Other Orthoptera species

Odonata

SpeciesSubspecies

• Chlorogomphus brunneus keramensis
• Delphi cordulegaster (Cordulegaster helladica kastalia)

See also

• Lists of IUCN Red List critically endangered species
• List of least concern insects
• List of near threatened insects
• List of vulnerable insects
• List of endangered insects
• List of recently extinct insects
• List of data deficient insects

Notes and References

1. Web site: IUCN Red List version 2016.1. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 4 July 2016.
2. Web site: Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-1). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 4 July 2016.
3. Web site: Limitations of the Data. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 11 January 2016.
4. Web site: 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 11 January 2016.