Sponsor Area

Biodiversity And Conservation

Question
CBSEENBI12002317

A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called

  • Vulnerable 

  • endemic

  • critically endangered 

  • extinct

Solution

C.

critically endangered 

The extremely highest risk category assigned by the IUCN  Red List for wild species is critically endangered species. These are those species that are facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. There are currently 2129 animals and 1821 plants which have been recorded in this category.