The world’s smallest mammal, a Bumblebee Bat, weighs about the same as a U.S. dime. Native to Myanmar and Thailand, these bats are endangered.
100 Mind-Blowing Endangered Facts
As of September 2016, the Giant Panda was downgraded from “endangered” to “vulnerable” on the Global List of Species at Risk of Extinction.
Hundreds of rare animals and plants thrive on the North Korea-South Korea border. The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is 155 miles of untouched land that separates North and South Korea. In these heavily fortified fences, several endangered animal and plant species thrive. Ecologists identified around 2,900 plant species, 70 mammal species, and 320 bird species in this narrow buffer zone.
68% of plant species are endangered. Over half of all plant species are now classified as endangered. Prairie orchids, rafflesia, and Texas wild rice are only a few plant species endangered by climate change.
Uganda is home to the endangered mountain gorilla, particularly in the Ruwenzori Mountains.
Sadly, axolotls are now critically endangered. They’re on something called the IUCN Red List, meaning they’re in danger of going extinct.
Each Ubuntu release has a code name made up of two words starting with the same alphabet. These alphabets are incremented in each release. The first word of the code name is an adjective and the second word is an endangered species or a mythical character. Read more about the Ubuntu release schedule, version name, and codenames.