List of least concern invertebrates

As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 6919 least concern invertebrate species.[1] 38% of all evaluated invertebrate species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists 32 invertebrate subspecies as least concern.

•   Extinct in the wild (EW): 15 species
•   Critically endangered (CR): 987 species
•   Endangered (EN): 1,163 species
•   Vulnerable (VU): 2,178 species
•   Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 1,105 species
•   Least concern (LC): 6,919 species
•   Data deficient (DD): 5,278 species

Invertebrate species (IUCN, 2020.1)

• 17,646 extant species have been evaluated
• 12,368 of those are fully assessed[lower-alpha 1]
• 8024 are not threatened at present[lower-alpha 2]
• 4328 to 9606 are threatened[lower-alpha 3]
• 410 to 616 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
  • 395 extinct (EX) species[lower-alpha 4]
  • 15 extinct in the wild (EW)
  • 206 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
  • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

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1. excludes data deficient evaluations.
2. NT, LR/cd, LC.
3. Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
4. Chart omits extinct (EX) species

No subpopulations of invertebrates have been evaluated by the IUCN.

This is a complete list of least concern invertebrate species and subspecies as evaluated by the IUCN.