Ecuador is the Latin American country with the highest number of threatened living species. In 2021, a total of 2,568 animal and plant species native to Ecuador were registered on the IUCN Red List as under threat of extinction. Mexico and Brazil had the second and third ecosystems with the most threatened species in the region, at 2,078 and 1,705, respectively. Cuba, in turn, ranks first when it comes to the number of endangered animal species in Caribbean countries.
Countries with the highest number of threatened living species on the IUCN Red List in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021
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IUCN. (March 25, 2021). Countries with the highest number of threatened living species on the IUCN Red List in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/976220/countries-highest-threatened-species-latin-america-country/
IUCN. "Countries with the highest number of threatened living species on the IUCN Red List in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976220/countries-highest-threatened-species-latin-america-country/
IUCN. (2021). Countries with the highest number of threatened living species on the IUCN Red List in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/976220/countries-highest-threatened-species-latin-america-country/
IUCN. "Countries with The Highest Number of Threatened Living Species on The Iucn Red List in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976220/countries-highest-threatened-species-latin-america-country/
IUCN, Countries with the highest number of threatened living species on the IUCN Red List in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/976220/countries-highest-threatened-species-latin-america-country/ (last visited November 30, 2021)
