Table 3.60
Wildlife species extinct and at risk in Canada, 2008

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Wildlife species extinct and at risk in Canada, 2008
  Assessment of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada Total
Extinct 1 Extirpated 2 Endangered 3 Threatened 4 Special concern 5
  number
Total 13 23 238 146 157 577
Mammals 2 3 21 18 26 70
Birds 3 2 27 18 23 73
Fishes 6 4 37 25 41 113
Amphibians 0 1 7 6 7 21
Reptiles 0 4 14 13 9 40
Molluscs 1 2 17 3 4 27
Arthropods 6 0 3 17 6 5 31
Vascular plants 0 3 89 52 33 177
Lichens 0 0 2 2 5 9
Mosses 1 1 7 3 4 16
1.
A wildlife species that no longer exists.
2.
A wildlife species that no longer exists in the wild in Canada, but exists elsewhere.
3.
A wildlife species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
4.
A wildlife species that is likely to become endangered if nothing is done to reverse the factors leading to its extirpation or extinction.
5.
A wildlife species that may become threatened or endangered because of a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats.
6.
Formerly described as lepidopterans.
Source(s):
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, 2008, Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk, www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct0/rpt/dsp_booklet_e.htm (accessed January 29, 2009).
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