The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is a global information source on conservation status established in 1964. It likely contains data on the global conservation status of animal, fungi, and plant species, including the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). The dataset is authored by the IUCN.
Use Cases
- Assessing species extinction risk based on IUCN Red List criteria
- Monitoring population trends and habitat changes for threatened species
- Supporting conservation policy and fishery management decisions
Strengths
- Established in 1964, providing a long-standing global framework
- Likely contains standardized criteria for assessing conservation status
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- IUCN
- Geography
- global