A total of 31 of the threatened living species in Uruguay on the IUCN Red List in 2024 were birds. The group was followed by those of the plants and fish, each with 29 and 18 species under threat respectively. 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 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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