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As conservation targets, fungi aren’t as appealing as giant pandas. But these scientists explain that the health of Earth’s fungal species is critically important.

The overall IUCN red list now includes 169,420 species, of which 47,187 are threatened with extinction. The latest update also reveals that frankincense trees are increasingly at risk.

The latest update to IUCN red list has 1,300 species of fungi assessed with at least 411 at risk of extinction. Emily Beament Friday 28 March 2025 10:28 GMT open image in gallery The splendid ...

At least 411 fungi face extinction among the 1,300 varieties whose conservation status is well understood, according to the latest update of the IUCN's authoritative "Red List of Threatened Species".

The Alipay Ant Forest and IUCN Red List campaign is now live, with a series of engaging activities in the pipeline designed to connect people with threatened species and the ecosystems they inhabit.

A "near threatened" status on the IUCN red list means the species "is close to qualifying for, or is likely to qualify for, a threatened category in the near future".

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ (or the IUCN Red List) is an invaluable resource to guide conservation action and policy decisions. It is a health check for our planet – a Barometer of Life.

The Red List also announced that the Western European hedgehog, until now considered a species of least conservation concern, has deteriorated to the “near threatened” category.