critically endangered

[krit-i-klee en-deyn-jerd]

adjective

Biology, Ecology.

1. (of athreatened species ) having the highest risk of extinction, as categorized by the IUCN Red List: CR

   The list of critically endangered frog species is alarmingly long.

Word History and Origins

Origin of critically endangered¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The European eel is red-listed as critically endangered - it ranks one tier below the conservation status given to pandas, rhinos and tigers.

From BBC

Hooded vultures, like other vulture species across Africa and Asia, are critically endangered, with fewer than 150,000 left in the wild.

From BBC

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, they are considered critically endangered.

From BBC

Whereas the patinated coquí frog sadly made headlines after tourists reportedly disturbed the endangered species, the sapo de concho is the ochre toad — also critically endangered — that’s used as Bad Bunny’s avatar and mascot throughout the visuals for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.”

From Los Angeles Times

Yet the finless porpoise, which belongs to the oldest living branch of the porpoise family tree, remains critically endangered today.

From BBC