What is Vulnerable species?
{{conservation status}} A '''vulnerable species''' is a [[species]] of [[animal]]s or [[plant]]s which are [[Threatened species|threatened]] with [[extinction]] unless something changes. Something has to be done to remove the things that are harmful to their survival, and their rate of [[reproduction]] needs to increase. A vulnerable species is one which has been categorised by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]]. There are now 4728 animals and 4914 plants listed as vulnerable on the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name='iucn 2012.2'>{{cite web | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/documents/summarystatistics/2012_2_RL_Stats_Table_2.pdf | title = IUCN Red List version 2012.2: Table 2: Changes in numbers of species in the threatened categories (CR, EX, VU) from 1996 to 2012 (IUCN Red List version 2012.2) for the major taxonomic groups on the Red List | accessdate = 2012-12-31 | author = [[IUCN]] | date = 2012 | archive-date = 2013-01-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130127140524/http://www.iucnredlist.org/documents/summarystatistics/2012_2_RL_Stats_Table_2.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> ==Mammals== Vulnerable [[species]] of [[mammals]] include: * [[Colombian weasel]] * [[Eastern spotted skunk]] * [[Fat-tailed dwarf lemur]] * [[Gray bat]] * [[Marbled polecat]] * [[Pygmy spotted skunk]] ==Birds== Vulnerable [[species]] of [[birds]] include: * [[White-fronted ground dove ]] == References == {{reflist}} {{Commonscat|Vulnerable species}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Vulnerable species| ]]