Which of the following species are NOT in the IUCN classification of threatened species?

Question

Question

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NTPC CBT 2 2016 Previous Paper 2 (Held On: 17 Jan 2017 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Harmful.

Key Points

Harmful species are not in the IUCN classification of threatened species.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, also called IUCN Red List, one of the most well-known objective assessment systems for classifying the status of plants, animals, and other organisms threatened with extinction.
IUCN red list was founded in 1964.
It uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of a thousand of species and subspecies.
There are 7 categories of the IUCN Red List:
- Data Deficient
- Least concern- unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
- Near Threatened- close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
- Vulnerable
- Endangered- very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- Critically Endangered- in a particular and extremely critical state.
- Extinct In The Wild- Survives only in captivity, cultivation, and outside the native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
- Extinct- beyond a reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.