As of 2024, the majority of the threatened living species in Cuba consisted of plants, with a total of 382 species under threat. That taxonomic group was followed by fishes and amphibians, with 66 and 48 threatened species, respectively. Furthermore, Cuba is the Caribbean country with the highest number of endangered animal species on the IUCN Red List.
Number of threatened living species in Cuba on the IUCN Red List in 2024, by taxonomic group
* Figures presented for these groups should be interpreted as the number of species 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 living species 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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