Natural Heritage Information Centre

COSEWIC Status

Endangered (E):

A wildlife species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.

Extirpated (XT):

A wildlife species no longer existing in the wild in Canada, but occurring elsewhere.

Extinct (X) :

A wildlife species that no longer exists.

Data Deficient (DD) :

A wildlife species for which there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction.

Not At Risk (NAR) :

A wildlife species that has been evaluated and found to be not at risk of extinction given the current circumstances.

Special Concern (SC) :

A wildlife species that may become a threatened or an endangered species because of a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats.

Threatened (T) :

A wildlife species likely to become endangered if limiting factors are not reversed.