IUCN Red List
inventory of the global conservation status of biological species
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Summary
IUCN Red List is a biological database[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of biological database entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,794 views/month, #1 of 107).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: wildlife conservation[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: red list[5]
- Official language: English[6]
- Headquarters location: United Kingdom[7], Cambridge[8]
- Commons category: Species by IUCN Red List category[9]
- Inception: 1964[10]
- Has edition or translation: IUCN Red List 2012.2[11], IUCN Red List 2013.1[12], IUCN Red List 2013.2[13], IUCN Red List 2014.1[14], IUCN Red List 2014.2[15], IUCN Red List 2014.3[16], IUCN Red List 2015.1[17], IUCN Red List 2015.2[18], IUCN Red List 2015.3[19], IUCN Red List 2012.1[20], IUCN Red List 2015.4[21], The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.1[22], The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.2[23], The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.3[24]
- Parent organization or unit: International Union for Conservation of Nature[25]
- Official website: https://www.iucnredlist.org/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:IUCN Red List[27]
- Main subject: conservation status[28], extinction[29]
- Affiliation: IUCN Species Survival Commission[30], BirdLife International[31], Conservation International[32], NatureServe[33], Botanic Gardens Conservation International[34], Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew[35], Texas A&M University[36], Sapienza University of Rome[37], Zoological Society of London[38], Wildscreen[39]
- Topic has template: Template:IUCN list[40], Template:IUCN[41]
- Main Wikidata property: P627[42]
- Operating area: worldwide[43]
Why It Matters
IUCN Red List has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 140 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]