Uruguay: number of threatened species by type 2022

A total of 71 of the threatened living species in Uruguay on the IUCN Red List in 2022 were fish. The group was followed by those of the plants and birds, each with 22 species under threat. Environment in Latin America as a whole is challenged by problems like air pollution and wildfires.

Number of threatened living species in Uruguay on the IUCN Red List in 2022, by taxonomic group

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

Uruguay

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

* 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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