IUCN Red List conservation dependent species
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As of the 2024.2 version of the Red List, the IUCN lists 125 conservation dependent species, seven plant subspecies and five plant varieties as having been assessed as conservation dependent.
The conservation dependent category is part of the IUCN 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3), which is no longer used in evaluation of taxa, but which persists in the IUCN Red List for taxa evaluated prior to 2001, when version 3.1 was first used. Using the 2001 (v3.1) system these taxa are classed as near threatened, but those that have not been re-evaluated remain with the conservation dependent category.
This is a complete list of conservation dependent species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have conservation dependent subpopulations are also indicated. However, as updated versions of the IUCN Red List are released, this list will need to be updated to match the most current version.
Plants
As of version 2024.2, there are 112 species, seven subspecies, and five varieties of plant assessed as conservation dependent.
Dicotyledons
As of version 2024.2, there are 105 species, seven subspecies, and three varieties of dicotyledon assessed as conservation dependent.
Apiales
- Apiopetalum velutinum
- Aralia wangshanensis
- Gamblea malayana
- Pittosporum turneri, Turner's kohuhu
- Polyscias montana
Aquifoliales
- Ilex grandiflora
- Ilex illustris
- Ilex patens
- Ilex sclerophylla
- Ilex tahanensis
Ericales
- Adinandra angulata
- Adinandra parvifolia
- Chrysophyllum flexuosum
- Chrysophyllum inornatum
- Clethra hendersonii
- Diospyros johorensis
- Madhuca penangiana
- Madhuca tubulosa
- Manilkara paraensis
- Manilkara subsericea
- Micropholis crassipedicellata
- Micropholis williamii
- Payena selangorica
- Pouteria altissima
- Pouteria beaurepairei
- Pouteria retinervis
- Rhododendron fictolacteum
- Symplocos pyriflora
- Ternstroemia evenia
- Ternstroemia maclellandiana
Subspecies
- Chrysophyllum lucentifolium subsp. lucentifolium
- Erica scoparia subsp. platycodon
Varieties
- Isonandra perakensis var. perakensis
Fabales
- Archidendron pahangense
- Inga megalobotrys
- Inga porcata
- Ormosia gracilis
- Serianthes petitiana
- Strombocarpa tamarugo
- Xanthophyllum monticolum
- Xanthophyllum pubescens
Subspecies
- Leucaena leucocephala subsp. ixtahuacana
Fagales
- Lithocarpus kingianus
- Lithocarpus kunstleri
Subspecies
- Quercus petraea subsp. huguetiana
Magnoliales
- Cyathocalyx scortechinii
- Knema losirensis
- Knema oblongifolia
Subspecies
- Horsfieldia subalpina subsp. kinabaluensis
Malpighiales
- Antidesma cruciforme
- Balanops balansae
- Drypetes cockburnii
- Garcinia diversifolia
- Garcinia eugeniaefolia
- Garcinia hermonii
- Kayea rosea
- Lasiochlamys trichostemona
- Koilodepas wallichianum
- Macaranga quadricornis
- Phyllanthus watsonii
- Rawsonia reticulata
- Ryparosa scortechinii
- Trigonostemon rufescens
Malvales
- Cola semecarpophylla
- Cullenia rosayroana
- Peddiea kivuensis
- Pentace excelsa
- Pentace grandiflora
- Pentace strychnoidea
- Schoutenia furfuracea
Myrtales
- Eugenia orites
- Eugenia pahangensis
- Eugenia pearsoniana
- Eugenia tahanensis
- Eugenia tecta
- Eugenia tekuensis
- Eugenia watsoniana
- Memecylon corticosum
- Tristaniopsis razakiana
Varieties
- Memecylon acuminatum var. acuminatum
Oxalidales
- Elaeocarpus cruciatus
- Elaeocarpus glabrescens
- Elaeocarpus nanus
- Elaeocarpus pseudopaniculatus
- Elaeocarpus reticosus
- Elaeocarpus sallehiana
- Elaeocarpus symingtonii
Subspecies
- Elaeocarpus submonoceras subsp. collinus
Rosales
- Cotoneaster granatensis
- Prunus kinabaluensis
Subspecies
- Sorbus austriaca subsp. croatica
Sapindales
- Canarium pseudosumatranum
- Canarium reniforme
- Dacryodes kingii
- Glycosmis decipiens
- Guarea venenata
- Terminthodia viridiflora
- Toxicodendron delavayi
- Trichilia lecointei
Austrobaileyales
- Illicium peninsulare
- Illicium tenuifolium
Caryophyllales
- Calandrinia galapagosa, Galapagos rock-purslane
- Nepenthes hispida
Gentianales
- Lasianthus oliganthus
- Tabernaemontana gamblei
Lamiales
- Chionanthus caudifolius
- Chionanthus lancifolius
Proteales
- Heliciopsis montana
- Heliciopsis whitmorei
Solanales
- Athenaea fasciculata
- Solanum inaequale
Laurales
- Nothaphoebe pahangensis
Cornales
Varieties
- Davidia involucrata var. involucrata
Monocotyledons
As of version 2024.2, there are seven species and two varieties of monocotyledon assessed as conservation dependent.
Arecales
- Livistona alfredii, millstream palm
- Livistona tahanensis
- Phytelephas seemannii, Panama ivory palm
- Rhopaloblaste singaporensis
- Rhopalostylis sapida, nikau
- Veitchia metiti
- Wodyetia bifurcata, foxtail palm
Varieties
- Rhopalostylis baueri var. baueri
- Rhopalostylis baueri var. cheesemanii
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Animals
As of version 2025.2, there are 12 arthropod species and one reptile species assessed as conservation dependent.
Arthropods
Branchiopoda
- Artemia monica, Mono Lake brine shrimp
Insecta
- Neonemobius eurynotus, California ground cricket
- Spaniacris deserticola, Coachella Valley grasshopper
- Stenopelmatus nigrocapitatus, Black-headed Jerusalem Cricket
Hexanauplia
- Attheyella yemanjae
- Canthocamptus campaneri
- Metacyclops campestris
- Murunducaris juneae
- Muscocyclops bidentatus
- Muscocyclops therasiae
- Ponticyclops boscoi
- Thermocyclops parvus
Reptiles
- Podocnemis expansa, Arrau turtle

