Arthropod species (IUCN, 2016-2)
9470 extant species have been evaluated
6580 of those are fully assessed[a]
4478 are not threatened at present[b]
2100 to 4990 are threatened[c]
83 to 169 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
81 extinct (EX) species[d]
2 extinct in the wild (EW)
86 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
Near threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU), but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying. In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 390 near threatened arthropod species.[1] Of all evaluated arthropod species, 4.1% are listed as near threatened.
The IUCN also lists six arthropod subspecies as near threatened.
No subpopulations of arthropods have been evaluated by the IUCN.
This is a complete list of near threatened arthropod species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.
There are 71 decapod species and six decapod subspecies assessed as near threatened.
Species
Atyoida bisulcata
Caridina fasciata
Caridina formosae
Caridina mauritii
Caridina meridonalis
Caridina richtersi
Caridina serrata
Caridina spathulirostris
Dugastella valentina
Gallocaris inermis
Lancaris singhalensis
Pycneus morsitans
Troglocaris hercegovinensis
Troglocaris planinensis
Troglocaris pretneri Subspecies
Troglocaris anophthalmus anophthalmus
Troglocaris anophthalmus intermedia
Troglocaris anophthalmus legovici
Troglocaris anophthalmus ocellata
Troglocaris anophthalmus periadriatica
Troglocaris anophthalmus sontica
Other decapod species
There are 301 insect species assessed as near threatened.
Southern Sardinian cricket (Acroneuroptila puddui )
Northern Sardinian cricket (Acroneuroptila sardoa )
Gomera stick grasshopper (Acrostira bellamyi )
Gran Canaria stick grasshopper (Acrostira tamarani )
Tenerife short-winged bush-cricket (Ariagona margaritae )
Splendid rock grasshopper (Arminda canariensis )
Tenerife laurel bush-cricket (Canariola willemsei )
Plump-headed grasshopper (Chorthippus crassiceps )
Parnon grasshopper (Chorthippus parnon )
Nymph-like grasshopper (Chorthippus pulloides )
Giglio cave cricket (Dolichopoda aegilion )
Larissa cave-cricket (Dolichopoda annae )
Koutouki cave-cricket (Dolichopoda insignis )
Kiriaki cave-cricket (Dolichopoda kiriakii )
Cretan cave-cricket (Dolichopoda paraskevi )
Corfu cave-cricket (Dolichopoda steriotisi )
Ionian marbled bush-cricket (Eupholidoptera cephalonica )
Uvarov's marbled bush-cricket (Eupholidoptera uvarovi )
Cyprian tonged bush-cricket (Exodrymadusa inornata )
Heldreich's stone grasshopper (Glyphotmethis heldreichi )
Canarian crevice-cricket (Gryllomorpha canariensis )
White-horned Italian grasshopper (Italohippus albicornis )
Calabrian speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes calabra )
Greek speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes lisae )
California ground cricket (Neonemobius eurynotus )
Parnassos glandular cricket (Ovaliptila krueperi )
Sporades glandular cricket (Ovaliptila wettsteini )
Jablanica bright bush-cricket (Poecilimon jablanicensis )
Andros bright bush-cricket (Poecilimon klausgerhardi )
Maquis bush-cricket (Rhacocleis silvestrii )
Werner's bush-cricket (Rhacocleis werneri )
Spanistic desert grasshopper (Spaniacris deserticola )
Black-headed Jerusalem cricket (Stenopelmatus nigrocapitatus )
Zoia's cave-cricket (Troglophilus zoiai )
Aegean desert grasshopper (Xerohippus solerii )
Lepidoptera comprises moths and butterflies. There are 62 species in the order Lepidoptera assessed as near threatened.
Other Lepidoptera species
There are 56 beetle species assessed as near threatened.
Ceratophyus hoffmannseggi
Lethrus fallax
Thorectes albarracinus
Thorectes lusitanicus
Thorectes marginatus
Cardinal click beetle (Ampedus cardinalis )
Ampedus carinthiacus
Ampedus coenobita
Ampedus corsicus
Brachygonus meraculus
Crepidophorus mutilatus
Reitterelater bouyoni
Alocoderus carinifrons
Ammoecius lusitanicus
Anomius crovettii
Anomius peyerimhoffi
Anonychonitis freyi
Ateuchetus cicatricosus
Cryptocanthon foveatus
Cryptocanthon genieri
Euorodalus boiteli
Genieridium medinae
Gymnopleurus sturmi
Gyronotus dispar
Gyronotus mulanjensis
Heptaulacus brancoi
Holocephalus sculptus
Macroderes endroedyi
Macroderes undulatus
Mimonthophagus limbibasis
Ontherus grandis
Ontherus irinus
Onthophagus merdarius
Oxysternon pteroderum
Pedaria cambeforti
Phanaeus achilles
Scarabaeus bornemizzai
Scybalocanthon darlingtoni
Other beetle species
Odonata includes dragonflies and damselflies. There are 119 species in the order Odonata assessed as near threatened.
Chlorocypha bamptoni
Angola jewel (Chlorocypha crocea )
Indocypha vittata
Libellago stictica
Tanganyika jewel (Platycypha pinheyi )
Rhinocypha xanthe
Yellow-sided jewel (Stenocypha jacksoni )
Bow-faced jewel (Stenocypha molindica )
Other Odonata species