The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. It uses a set of precise criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. These criteria are relevant to all species and all regions of the world. With its strong scientific base, the IUCN Red List is recognized as the most authoritative guide to the status of biological diversity. A series of Regional Red Lists are produced by countries or organizations, which assess the risk of extinction to species within a political management unit.
The Jamaican boa or yellow snake is a non-venomous boa species endemic to Jamaica. No subspecies are currently recognized.
The conservation status of a group of organisms indicates whether the group still exists and how likely the group is to become extinct in the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing conservation status: not simply the number of individuals remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, and known threats. Various systems of conservation status exist and are in use at international, multi-country, national and local levels as well as for consumer use.
Bernardia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described for modern science as a genus in 1754. It is native to North and South America, as well as the West Indies.
Chaetocarpus is a plant genus of the family Peraceae, formerly Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1854. Chaetocarpus species are trees or shrubs. They are native to the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Some species are endangered.
- Chaetocarpus acutifolius(Britton & P.Wilson) Borhidi - Sierra de Moa in Cuba
- Chaetocarpus africanusPax - C Africa
- Chaetocarpus castanocarpus(Roxb.) Thwaites - SE Asia, Yunnan, Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
- Chaetocarpus cordifolius(Urb.) Borhidi - Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica
- Chaetocarpus coriaceusThwaites - Sri Lanka
- Chaetocarpus cubensisFawc. & Rendle - Cuba
- Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke - Bolivia, Brazil
- Chaetocarpus ferrugineusPhilcox - Sri Lanka
- Chaetocarpus gabonensisBreteler - Gabon
- Chaetocarpus globosus(Sw.) Fawc. & Rendle - Jamaica, Cuba, Dominican Rep.
- Chaetocarpus myrsinitesBaill. - Bolivia, Brazil
- Chaetocarpus parvifoliusBorhidi - Cuba
- Chaetocarpus pearceiRusby - Bolivia
- Chaetocarpus pubescens(Thwaites) Hook.f. - Sri Lanka
- Chaetocarpus rabarabaCapuron - Madagascar
- Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus(Kuntze) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Colombia, Venezuela, 3 Guianas, NW Brazil
Cockpit Country is an area in Trelawny and Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Ann, Manchester and the northern tip of Clarendon parishes in Jamaica. The land is marked by steep-sided hollows, as much as 120 metres (390 ft) deep in places, which are separated by conical hills and ridges. Maroons who had escaped from plantations used the difficult territory for its natural defences to develop communities outside the control of Spanish or British colonists.
Papilio homerus, commonly known as the Homerus swallowtail or Jamaican swallowtail, is the largest butterfly species in the Western Hemisphere. The species is endangered and faces a potentially bleak future. Only two small populations of the Homerus swallowtail remain in a fraction of their original environment. It is endemic to Jamaica where the butterfly simultaneously serves as an icon of national pride and a need for conservation efforts. Over the past half century, the Jamaican swallowtail has been featured on various postal stamps and the Jamaican $1000 bill. In the face of rapid habitat destruction from human disruption and illegal collecting, the Jamaican swallowtail is listed on the Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and is protected under international and national level legislation.
The ring-tailed pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
The Jamaican blackbird is a species of bird in the New World blackbird and oriole family Icteridae. It is the only species (monotypic) in the genus Nesopsar. The species has sometimes been included in the genus Agelaius, but molecular systematics have shown it not be closely related to any living New World blackbird or grackle. The species is endemic to Jamaica, where it is restricted to Cockpit Country, some central areas and the Blue and John Crow Mountains.
The Jamaican flower bat is a critically endangered species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Speleoperipatus is a monospecific genus of velvet worm in the Peripatidae family, containing the single species Speleoperipatus spelaeus.
Gymnanthes glandulosa is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is found in Cuba and Jamaica.
Gymnanthes integra is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Hieronyma jamaicensis is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, which was recently separated from the Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Lasiocroton harrisii is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica and grows in thickets on limestone hills in a narrow altitudinal band.
Manilkara excisa is an endangered species of tall tree in the sapodilla family. It is endemic to the extremely steep, forested limestone hills of Trelawny, Cockpit Country and St. James parishes in Jamaica, where, although it is highly prized for its wood, it is threatened by habitat loss.
Paracroton zeylanicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae that is endemic to south-western parts of Sri Lanka. It was first found from a Hinidumkanda Biosphere Reserve, but rapidly declined due to deforestation and other anthropogenic activities. The plant is listed as a critically endangered by IUCN.
Ternstroemia bullata is a species of tree in the family Pentaphylacaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is a critically endangered species with only two remaining individuals known, both in Clarendon Parish.
Ternstroemia calycina is a species of flowering plant in the family Pentaphylacaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica, where it is known only from Cockpit Country. It is considered endangered.
Euphorbia anachoreta is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, endemic to the Fora Islet of the Savage Islands. This species has been evaluated as one of the Critically Endangered species due to its highly restricted population size.
