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Categories
Species that are ranked are assigned categories and
Introduced and Naturalised
These are any species that are deliberately or accidentally introduced into new Zealand.
Vagrant
Vagrants are taxa that are rare in New Zealand that have made their own way and do not breed successfully.
Coloniser
These taxa have arrived in new Zealand without human help and reproduce successfully.
Migrant
Migrant species are those that visit New Zealand as part of their life cycle.
Data Deficient
This category lists taxa for which insufficient information is available to make as assessment on conservation status.
Extinct
Taxa for which there is no reasonable doubt that no individuals exist are ranked as extinct. For these lists only species that have become extinct since 1840 are listed.
Threatened
This category has three major divisions:
Acutely Threatened
This division is turther broken down into:
- Nationally Critical - equivalent to the IUCN category of Critically endangered
- Nationally Endangered - equivalent to the IUCN category of Endangered
- Nationally Vulnerable - equivalent to the IUCN category of Vulnerable
Chronically Threatened
This has two categories:
- Serious Decline
- Gradual Decline
At Risk
This has two categories:
- Range Restricted
- Sparse
Not Threatened
If taxa fit into none of the other categories they are listed in the Not Threatened category.
See also
References
- ^ Molloy, Janice; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. (2002). Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for New Zealand (pdf). Department of Conservation (New Zealand). Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
External links
- Department of Conservation - New Zealand Threat Classification System lists – 2005
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