Table 3.59
General status of species in Canada
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| Total | Extirpated 1 | Extinct 2 | At risk 3 | May be at risk 4 | Sensitive 5 | Secure 6 |
Undete- rmined 7 |
Not assessed 8 | Exotic 9 | Accidental 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||||
| Species total | 7,732 | 30 | 5 | 220 | 622 | 655 | 3,541 | 534 | 465 | 1,254 | 406 |
| Mammals | 218 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 139 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| Birds | 653 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 41 | 357 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 195 |
| Fishes | 1,389 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 65 | 238 | 395 | 434 | 12 | 200 |
| Amphibians | 46 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reptiles | 47 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vascular Plants | |||||||||||
| Ferns | 124 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Orchids | 76 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 4,874 | 21 | 0 | 105 | 516 | 433 | 2,446 | 112 | 30 | 1,211 | 0 |
| Freshwater Mussels | 55 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crayfish | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Odonates | 209 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tiger Beetles | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Species that are no longer present in a given
geographic area, but occur in other areas. InWild Species 2005this
rank partially replaces the rank of Extirpated or Extinct used inWild Species 2000
.
Species that are extirpated worldwide (that
is, they no longer exist anywhere). InWild Species 2005this rank
partially replaces the rank of Extirpated or Extinct used inWild Species 2000
.
Species for which a formal, detailed risk assessment
(COSEWIC status assessment or provincial or territorial equivalent) has been
completed and that have been determined to be at risk of extirpation or extinction
(i.e. Endangered or Threatened). A COSEWIC designation of Endangered or Threatened
automatically results in a Canada General Status Rank (Canada rank) of At
Risk. Where a provincial or territorial formal risk assessment finds a species
to be Endangered or Threatened in that particular region, then, under the
general status program, the species automatically receives a provincial or
territorial general status rank of At Risk.
Species that may be at risk of extirpation
or extinction and are therefore candidates for a detailed risk assessment
by COSEWIC, or provincial or territorial equivalents.
Species that are not believed to be at risk
of immediate extirpation or extinction but may require special attention or
protection to prevent them from becoming at risk.
Species that are not believed to belong in
the categories Extirpated, Extinct, At Risk, May Be At Risk, Sensitive, Accidental
or Exotic. This category includes some species that show a trend of decline
in numbers in Canada but remain relatively widespread or abundant.
Species for which insufficient data, information,
or knowledge is available with which to reliably evaluate their general status.
Species that are known or believed to be present
regularly in the geographic area in Canada to which the rank applies, but
have not yet been assessed by the general status program.
Species that have been moved beyond their natural
range as a result of human activity. In this report, Exotic species have been
purposefully excluded from all other categories.
Species occurring infrequently and unpredictably,
outside their usual range.
Source(s):
Wild species, 2006,Wild Species Reports, www.wildspecies.ca/rpts.cfm?lang=e (accessed March 30, 2009).
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