NALT

Preferred term

threatened species

Topic

Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range and which has been designated in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Interior as a threatened species. (Endangered Species Act of 1973) This includes species categorized as rare, very rare, or depleted.

threatened animals
threatened birds
threatened fish
threatened herbs
threatened plants

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

37618

Spanish

especies amenazadas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17426

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 5/30/17