Threatened endemic animals in Jamaica by type 2018

This statistic shows the number of threatened endemic animal species registered in Jamaica on the IUCN Red List as of November 2018, broken down by type. As of this point in time, the IUCN had recorded a total of 15 threatened endemic species of amphibians in Jamaica, as well as five endemic bird species.

Number of threatened endemic animal species registered in Jamaica on the IUCN Red List as of November 2018, by taxonomic group

Characteristic	Number of species
Amphibians	15
Birds	5
Mammals	4

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November 2018

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Region

Jamaica

Survey time period

November 2018

Special properties

Approx. 80% of species in each taxonomic group were surveyed

Supplementary notes

* Data for invertebrates was retrieved from this report (page 5).
Figures presented below for these groups should be interpreted as the number of endemics known to be threatened within those species that have been assessed to date, and not as the overall total number of threatened species for each group.
According to the source, threatened endemics include species that are critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU).

The acronym IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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