From Bushwalk Australia

Contents 1 Summary of Conservation Status Icons 1.1 Extinct 1.2 Threatened 1.3 At lower risk 1.3.1 references

Summary of Conservation Status Icons

Conservation status by risk of extinction

Extinct

• = Extinct: Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
• = Extinct in the Wild: Extinct in the Wild (EW), known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range.

Threatened

• = Critically Endangered: Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
• = Endangered: Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
• = Vulnerable: Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

At lower risk

• = Near Threatened: Near Threatened (NT or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
• = Least Concern: Least Concern (LC or LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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references

1. For more information on Conservation Status visit the Wiikipedia page for IUCN Red List
2. DPIPWE Threatened Species Status - What These Terms Mean
3. Tasmanian threatened species list
4. Australian Commonwealth EPBC Act List of Threatened Flora