To use the search feature you will need to have JavaScript enabled.
Keyword search:
Enter keywords into the “Enter Red List search term(s)” box and click on the first icon. There are some limitations (more information further down the page).
Advanced search:
For an advanced search, click on the second icon to reveal the options shown below. The example is a relatively simple search — three steps. You could choose more options if you wish.
In April 2009, a User Guide called “How to search the Red List” was published as a 40-page PDF document. There’s also a 9-minute YouTube video tutorial.
Step 1: select the taxonomy.
CHORDATA are animals with backbones. Click the “Update” button before going on to the next step.
Step 2: select the assessment category.
“EX – Extinct” as the assessment category and “Subspecies and varieties” in the “Taxa to show” panel. Click the “Update” button before continuing.
Step 3: click the “View results” button.
A list of results will be generated with the names of species linked to their individual database entries.
To the right of the results there is a “Your search” box showing the criteria chosen for the search.
You can use the menu on the left to refine your search:
Simple search — keywords only.
You will need to enter each keyword exactly as it appears in the database. For example: human, not humans. The search only looks for keywords in the fields listed below. It doesn’t scan the text in the remainder of the database entry.
Taxonomy[ Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family ]
Scientific Name:
Species Authority:
Infra-specific Authority:
Common Name/s:
Assessment InformationAssessor/s:
Below is the database entry for Homo sapiens, which you could find by entering the word ‘human’. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/136584
Here is a list of extinct mammals in the past 500 years.
