Biodiversity – Worldmapper

Animal species extinct

tina-gotthardt — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:21:33 +0000

Most (known of) animal species have been extinct on the territory of the United States of America, followed by French Polynesia, Mauritius, Australia and Mexico. St. Helena, New Zealand, Réunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Cook Island complete the top 10. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, (IUCN), 'To date, many species groups including mammals, amphibians, birds, reef building corals and conifers have been comprehensively assessed. As well as assessing newly recognized species, the IUCN Red List also re-assesses the status of some existing species, sometimes with positive stories to tell. For example, good news such as the downlisting (i.e. improvement) of a number of species on the IUCN Red List categories scale, due to conservation efforts. The bad news, however, is that biodiversity is declining. Currently there are more than 105,700 species on The IUCN Red List, with more than 28,000 species threatened with extinction, including 40% of amphibians, 34% of conifers, 33% of reef building corals, 25% of mammals and 14% of birds.'

Plant species endangered

tina-gotthardt — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:27:54 +0000

With short under 2000 endangered plant species, Ecuador (1875) is leading the Red List , followed by Madagascar (1624), Malaysia (812), Tanzania and China. Brazil, Cameroon, Mexico, USA and Indonesia complete the top 10. The regions with the most endangered species are Africa and South America, According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, (IUCN), 'To date, many species groups including mammals, amphibians, birds, reef building corals and conifers have been comprehensively assessed. As well as assessing newly recognized species, the IUCN Red List also re-assesses the status of some existing species, sometimes with positive stories to tell. For example, good news such as the downlisting (i.e. improvement) of a number of species on the IUCN Red List categories scale, due to conservation efforts. The bad news, however, is that biodiversity is declining. Currently there are more than 105,700 species on The IUCN Red List, with more than 28,000 species threatened with extinction, including 40% of amphibians, 34% of conifers, 33% of reef building corals, 25% of mammals and 14% of birds.'

Plant species extinct

tina-gotthardt — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:35:42 +0000

With 43 extinct plant species, the United States of America are leading the Red List , followed by St. Helena (10), Ecuador (9), India (8) and Brazil (8). Colombia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Cuba and Peru complete the top 10. The regions with the most extinct species are North and South America, According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, (IUCN), 'To date, many species groups including mammals, amphibians, birds, reef building corals and conifers have been comprehensively assessed. As well as assessing newly recognized species, the IUCN Red List also re-assesses the status of some existing species, sometimes with positive stories to tell. For example, good news such as the downlisting (i.e. improvement) of a number of species on the IUCN Red List categories scale, due to conservation efforts. The bad news, however, is that biodiversity is declining. Currently there are more than 105,700 species on The IUCN Red List, with more than 28,000 species threatened with extinction, including 40% of amphibians, 34% of conifers, 33% of reef building corals, 25% of mammals and 14% of birds.'

Animal species endangered

tina-gotthardt — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 23:43:46 +0000

With more than a thousand, the United States of America are leading the Red List , followed by Indonesia and Australia (both over 900 each), Mexico and Madagascar. India, Colombia, Malaysia, Philippines and China complete the top 10. The regions with the most endangered species are Africa and South-East Asia, According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, (IUCN), 'To date, many species groups including mammals, amphibians, birds, reef building corals and conifers have been comprehensively assessed. As well as assessing newly recognized species, the IUCN Red List also re-assesses the status of some existing species, sometimes with positive stories to tell. For example, good news such as the downlisting (i.e. improvement) of a number of species on the IUCN Red List categories scale, due to conservation efforts. The bad news, however, is that biodiversity is declining. Currently there are more than 105,700 species on The IUCN Red List, with more than 28,000 species threatened with extinction, including 40% of amphibians, 34% of conifers, 33% of reef building corals, 25% of mammals and 14% of birds.'

Biodiversity hotspots

Worldmapper — Mon, 06 May 2019 10:55:55 +0000

This map shows the land surface resized by its population overlaid with data about biodiversity hotspot regions. Each transformed grid cell in the map is proportional to the total number of people living in that area.

Data sources
This map uses population estimates for the year 2020 based on data from the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v4 at 0.25 degree resolution, released by SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center). The map overlay is based on data by Conservation International provided at Spatial-Analyst (accessed 2012).
The biodiversity hotspots that are used in this map were described in the following publication:
Mittermeier, R.A., P.R. Gil, M. Hoffman, J. Pilgrim, T. Brooks, C.G. Mittermeier, J. Lamoreux & G.A.B. da Fonseca. 2005. Hotspots revisited. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.