List of near threatened invertebrates

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16 extinct in the wild invertebrate species (0.09%)987 critically endangered invertebrate species (5.6%)1163 endangered invertebrate species (6.6%)2178 vulnerable invertebrate species (12%)1105 near threatened invertebrate species (6.3%)6919 least concern invertebrate species (39%)5278 data deficient invertebrate species (30%)Circle frame.svg
Invertebrate species (IUCN, 2020.1)
  • 17,646 extant species have been evaluated
  • 12,368 of those are fully assessed[a]
  • 8024 are not threatened at present[b]
  • 4328 to 9606 are threatened[c]
  • 410 to 616 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 395 extinct (EX) species[d]
    • 15 extinct in the wild (EW)
    • 206 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
    • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

  1. ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
  3. ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
  4. ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
Near Threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU), but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying.

As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 1105 near threatened invertebrate species.[1] 6.1% of all evaluated invertebrate species are listed as near threatened. The IUCN also lists 15 invertebrate subspecies as near threatened.

No subpopulations of invertebrates have been evaluated by the IUCN.

This is a complete list of near threatened invertebrate species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.

Molluscs[]

There are 535 mollusc species and nine mollusc subspecies assessed as near threatened.

Gastropods[]

There are 477 gastropod species and four gastropod subspecies assessed as near threatened.

Stylommatophora[]

Stylommatophora includes the majority of land snails and slugs. There are 250 species and four subspecies in the order Stylommatophora assessed as near threatened.

Zonitids[]
Clausiliids[]

Species

Subspecies

Helminthoglyptids[]
Camaenids[]

Species

  • Amphidromus cognatus
  • Amplirhagada montalivetensis
  • Barrington tops bristle snail (Austrochloritis ascensa)
  • Baudinella baudinensis
  • Macleay's single-banded snail (Bentosites macleayi)
  • Cooperconcha centralis
  • Cristilabrum spectaculum
  • Cupedora broughami
  • Cupedora luteofusca
  • Cupedora marcidum
  • Cupedora sutilosa
  • Cupedora tomsetti
  • (Forrestena delicata)
  • Glyptorhagada janaslini
  • Granulomelon grandituberculatum
  • Atherton tableland keeled snail (Jacksonena rudis)
  • Lacustrelix minor
  • Lacustrelix yerelinana
  • Mossman gorge treesnail (Meliobba shafferyi)
  • Hacking river forest snail (Meridolum marshalli)
  • Mesodontrachia fitzroyana
  • Ordtrachia australis
  • Ordtrachia septentrionalis
  • Mottled treesnail (Papuexul bidwilli)
  • Emerald green snail (Papustyla pulcherrima)
  • Pleuroxia italowiana
  • Border Ranges treesnail (Posorites turneri)
  • (Protolinitis pusilla)
  • Semotrachia winneckeana
  • Rockhampton banded snail (Sphaerospira rockhamptonensis)
  • Temporena whartoni
  • Torresitrachia funium

Subspecies

Vertiginids[]
Cochlicellids[]
Trissexodontids[]
Helicids[]
Hygromiids[]

Species

Subspecies

Vitrinids[]
Chondrinids[]
  • Abida gittenbergeri
  • Abida vergniesiana
  • Insular birddrop (Sterkia clementina)
Enids[]
Argnids[]
Other Stylommatophora species[]

Littorinimorpha[]

There are 115 species in the order Littorinimorpha assessed as near threatened.

Hydrobiids[]
Bithyniids[]
Moitessieriids[]
  • Paladilhia hungarica
Assimineids[]
Pomatiopsids[]
Stenothyrids[]

Sorbeoconcha[]

Architaenioglossa[]

There are 41 species in the order Architaenioglossa assessed as near threatened.

Pupinids[]
  • Pupina coxeni
  • Pupina pfeifferi
Diplommatinids[]
Aciculids[]
  • Acicula hausdorfi
  • Platyla orthostoma
  • Renea moutonii
Viviparids[]
Ampullariids[]
Craspedopomatids[]

Lower Heterobranchia species[]

Cycloneritimorpha[]

Hygrophila species[]

Neogastropoda[]

There are 29 species in the order Neogastropoda assessed as near threatened.

Buccinids[]
  • Ranella olearia
  • Ranella parthenopaeum
Muricids[]
  • Latiaxis babelis
Conids[]
  • Conus atlanticoselvagem
  • Golden cone (Conus aurantius)
  • Conus boschorum
  • Conus cardinalis
  • Conus curassaviensis
  • Conus curralensis
  • Conus denizi
  • Conus derrubado
  • Conus diminutus
  • Conus dorotheae
  • Conus evorai
  • Conus explorator
  • Conus gauguini
  • Conus josephinae
  • Conus kersteni
  • Kirk Ander's cone (Conus kirkandersi)
  • Conus luquei
  • Conus navarroi
  • Conus nielsenae
  • Conus nobrei
  • Conus saragasae
  • Conus taslei
  • Conus terryni
  • Conus trencarti
  • Conus trochulus
  • Conus zebroides

Bivalvia[]

There are 57 species and five subspecies in the class Bivalvia assessed as near threatened.

Unionida[]

There are 49 species and five subspecies in the order Unionoida assessed as near threatened.

Unionids[]

Species

Subspecies

Hyriids[]
  • (Hyridella narracanensis)
  • (Velesunio moretonicus)

Cardiida[]

  • Bear paw clam (Hippopus hippopus)
  • China clam (Hippopus porcellanus)
  • Maxima clam (Tridacna maxima)
  • Fluted giant clam (Tridacna squamosa)

Venerida[]

  • Sphaerium solidum

Cephalopods[]

  • Giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama)

Cnidaria[]

There are 176 species in the phylum Cnidaria assessed as near threatened.

Hydrozoa[]

Anthozoa[]

There are 175 species in the class Anthozoa assessed as near threatened.

Alcyonacea[]

  • Organ pipe coral (Tubipora musica)

Scleractinia[]

There are 174 species in the order Scleractinia assessed as near threatened.

Euphyllids[]
Acroporids[]
Poritids[]
Brain corals[]
Pocilloporids[]
Mussids[]
Pectiniids[]
Siderastreids[]
Agariciids[]
Fungiids[]
Other Scleractinia species[]
  • Duncanopsammia axifuga
  • Galaxea fascicularis
  • Hydnophora exesa
  • Open brain coral (Trachyphyllia geoffroyi)
  • Turbinaria radicalis

Arthropods[]

There are 390 arthropod species and six arthropod subspecies assessed as near threatened.

Arachnids[]

  • Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi)
  • Spinembolia clabnum
  • (Thrigmopoeus truculentus)

Branchiopoda[]

Entognatha[]

Maxillopoda[]

Includes barnacles, copepods and a number of related animals.

Malacostracans[]

Malacostraca includes crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and many others. There are 71 malacostracan species and six malacostracan subspecies assessed as near threatened.

Decapods[]

There are 71 decapod species and six decapod subspecies assessed as near threatened.

Parastacids[]
  • Lilly pilly burrowing crayfish (Engaeus australis)
  • Mount Arthur burrowing crayfish (Engaeus orramakunna)
  • Engaeus victoriensis
  • (Gramastacus insolitus)
Gecarcinucids[]
Atyids[]

Species

Subspecies

Cambarids[]
Potamids[]
  • (Geothelphusa miyazakii)
  • Potamon fluviatile
  • Potamon ibericum
  • Potamon potamios
Other decapod species[]
  • Deckenia imitatrix
  • Deckenia mitis
  • Cape Verde spiny lobster (Palinurus charlestoni)

Insects[]

There are 301 insect species assessed as near threatened.

Hemiptera[]

  • Cassini periodical cicada (Magicicada cassini)
  • Decim periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecim)
  • Decula periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecula)

Orthoptera[]

  • (Acroneuroptila puddui)
  • (Acroneuroptila sardoa)
  • (Acrostira bellamyi)
  • (Acrostira tamarani)
  • (Ariagona margaritae)
  • (Arminda canariensis)
  • (Canariola willemsei)
  • (Chorthippus crassiceps)
  • (Chorthippus parnon)
  • (Chorthippus pulloides)
  • (Dolichopoda aegilion)
  • (Dolichopoda annae)
  • (Dolichopoda insignis)
  • (Dolichopoda kiriakii)
  • (Dolichopoda paraskevi)
  • (Dolichopoda steriotisi)
  • (Eupholidoptera cephalonica)
  • (Eupholidoptera uvarovi)
  • (Exodrymadusa inornata)
  • (Glyphotmethis heldreichi)
  • (Gryllomorpha canariensis)
  • (Italohippus albicornis)
  • (Leptophyes calabra)
  • (Leptophyes lisae)
  • California ground cricket (Neonemobius eurynotus)
  • (Ovaliptila krueperi)
  • (Ovaliptila wettsteini)
  • (Poecilimon jablanicensis)
  • (Poecilimon klausgerhardi)
  • (Rhacocleis silvestrii)
  • (Rhacocleis werneri)
  • Spanistic desert grasshopper (Spaniacris deserticola)
  • Black-headed Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus nigrocapitatus)
  • (Troglophilus zoiai)
  • (Xerohippus solerii)

Hymenoptera[]

  • Bombus mendax
  • Bombus mucidus
  • Colletes halophilus
  • Epeolus cruciger
  • Formica aquilonia
  • Formica lugubris
  • Formica polyctena
  • Formica pratensis
  • Red wood ant (Formica rufa)
  • Formica uralensis
  • Nomada argentata
  • Antennal-waving wasp (Tachysphex pechumani)

Lepidoptera[]

Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 62 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as near threatened.

Swallowtail butterflies[]
  • False apollo (Archon apollinus)
  • Short-horned baronia (Baronia brevicornis)
  • Graphium mendana
  • Japanese luehdorfia (Luehdorfia japonica)
  • Chimaera birdwing (Ornithoptera chimaera)
  • Papilio benguetanus
  • Papilio grosesmithi
  • Papilio himeros
  • Papilio manlius
  • Papilio maraho
  • Kilimanjaro swallowtail (Papilio sjoestedti)
  • Parides burchellanus
  • Kaiserihind (Teinopalpus imperialis)
  • Borneo birdwing (Troides andromache)
Lycaenids[]
  • Lequeux's buff (Baliochila lequeuxi)
  • Drakensberg copper (Chrysoritis oreas)
  • Iolaus aphnaeoides
  • Wineland blue (Lepidochrysops bacchus)
  • Large copper (Lycaena dispar)
  • Large blue (Phengaris arion)
  • Greater large blue (Phengaris arionides)
  • Dusky large blue (Phengaris nausithous)
  • Scarce large blue (Phengaris teleius)
  • Alpine zephyr blue (Plebejus trappi)
  • Poecilmitis aureus
  • Atlas blue (Polyommatus atlanticus)
  • (Polyommatus guezelmavi)
  • Higgins's anomalous blue (Polyommatus nephohiptamenos)
  • Mother-of-pearl blue (Polyommatus nivescens)
  • Panoptes blue (Pseudophilotes panoptes)
  • Thestor brachycerus
  • Odd-spot blue (Turanana taygetica)
Nymphalids[]
  • Lesser false fritillary (Anetia briarea)
  • Salvin's anetia (Anetia cubana)
  • Jaeger's anetia (Anetia jaegeri)
  • False fritillary (Anetia pantheratus)
  • False ringlet (Coenonympha oedippus)
  • (Coenonympha vaucheri)
  • Jamaican monarch (Danaus cleophile)
  • White speck ringlet (Erebia claudina)
  • Erebia epistgyne (Erebia epistygne)
  • Yellow-banded ringlet (Erebia flavofasciata)
  • Schaus's crow (Euploea blossomae)
  • Javan crow (Euploea gamelia)
  • Sumatran crow (Euploea martinii)
  • Swainson's crow (Euploea swainson)
  • Tobler's crow (Euploea tobleri)
  • Woodland grayling (Hipparchia fagi)
  • (Hipparchia leighebi)
  • Ceylon tree nymph (Idea iasonia)
  • Malabar tree-nymph (Idea malabarica)
  • Chios meadow brown (Maniola chia)
  • Principe sailer (Neptis larseni)
  • Zinken's tiger (Parantica albata)
  • Nilgiri tiger (Parantica nilgiriensis)
  • Javan tiger (Parantica pseudomelaneus)
  • Ceylon tiger (Parantica taprobana)
  • Sumatran chocolate tiger (Parantica tityoides)
  • Magpie (Protoploea apatela)
Other Lepidoptera species[]
  • Mountain clouded yellow (Colias phicomone)
  • Small chimney-sweep grass moth (Helenoscoparia nigritalis)
  • Wandering Skipper (Panoquina errans)

Beetles[]

There are 56 beetle species assessed as near threatened.

Geotrupids[]
Click beetles[]
  • (Ampedus cardinalis)
Scarabaeids[]
Other beetle species[]

Odonata[]

Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 119 species in the order Odonata assessed as near threatened.

Chlorocyphids[]
  • (Chlorocypha crocea)
  • Tanganyika jewel (Platycypha pinheyi)
  • (Stenocypha jacksoni)
  • (Stenocypha molindica)
Platycnemidids[]
  • Allocnemis abbotti
  • Katanga yellowwing (Allocnemis mitwabae)
  • Idiocnemis adelbertensis
  • Melanoneura bilineata
  • Gambia riverjack (Mesocnemis dupuyi)
  • Phylloneura westermanni
  • Platycnemis agrioides
Gomphids[]
  • Diminutive clubtail (Gomphus diminutus)
  • Twin-striped clubtail (Gomphus geminatus)
  • Pronged clubtail (Gomphus graslinii)
  • Hodges' clubtail (Gomphus hodgesi)
  • Heliogomphus promelas
  • Wall's grappletail (Heliogomphus walli)
  • Megalogomphus hannyngtoni
  • Faded pincertail (Onychogomphus costae)
  • Acuminate snaketail (Ophiogomphus acuminatus)
  • Appalachian snaketail (Ophiogomphus incurvatus)
  • Cataract hooktail (Paragomphus cataractae)
  • Brook hooktail (Paragomphus henryi)
  • Sinai hooktail (Paragomphus sinaiticus)
  • Belle's sanddragon (Progomphus bellei)
Cordulegastrids[]
  • Sombre goldenring (Cordulegaster bidentata)
  • (Cordulegaster heros)
  • Atlas goldenring (Cordulegaster princeps)
  • Italian goldenring (Cordulegaster trinacriae)
Corduliids[]
  • Pilbara emerald (Hemicordulia koomina)
  • Calvert's emerald (Somatochlora calverti)
  • Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana)
  • Ozark emerald (Somatochlora ozarkensis)
Calopterygids[]
Coenagrionids[]
  • Papyrus wisp (Agriocnemis palaeforma)
  • (Azuragrion buchholzi)
  • Socotra bluet (Azuragrion granti)
  • Southern damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale)
  • Syrian bluet (Coenagrion syriacum)
  • Scarlet bluet (Enallagma pictum)
  • Pine barrens bluet (Enallagma recurvatum)
  • Dumont's bluetail (Ischnura intermedia)
  • Nigrohamatum damselfly (Megalagrion nigrohamatum)
  • (Megalagrion paludicola)
  • Four-spot midget (Mortonagrion hirosei)
  • Everglades sprite (Nehalennia pallidula)
  • Pygmy damselfly (Nehalennia speciosa)
  • (Pseudagrion symoensii)
Aeshnids[]
  • Swamp emperor (Anax bangweuluensis)
  • Terrestrial evening darner (Antipodophlebia asthenes)
  • Green-striped darner (Dromaeschna forcipata)
Libellulids[]
Other Odonata species[]
  • (Argiolestes pusillissimus)
  • Alpine redspot (Austropetalia victoria)
  • Queen malachite (Ecchlorolestes nylephtha)
  • Relict Himalayan dragonfly (Epiophlebia laidlawi)
  • Pilbara pin (Eurysticta coolawanyah)
  • Coomalie pin (Eurysticta coomalie)
  • Ivory-faced flatwing (Heteragrion eboratum)
  • Indolestes bellax
  • Indolestes indicus
  • Mountain river cruiser (Macromia margarita)
  • Orange-spotted emerald (Oxygastra curtisii)
  • Coastal petaltail (Petalura litorea)
  • Horned bannerwing (Stenocora percornuta)
  • Tasmanian spotwing (Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides)

Other invertebrate species[]

  • European edible sea urchin (Echinus esculentus)
  • European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis)
  • Louisiana mud worm (Lutodrilus multivesiculatus)
  • Plicatoperipatus jamaicensis

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IUCN Red List version 2016.1". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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