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May 24, 2026Conservation BiologyOpen Access

Evaluating the use of taxonomy in the IUCN Red List

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SGStephen T. GarnettCJClaire E. JohnstonPBPhil Bowles

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Overview

Randomized trial assesses taxonomy's impact on extinction risk in various species, suggesting improved governance may benefit conservation efforts.

Key Points

  • To evaluate how taxonomy is used in extinction risk assessments and identify challenges in its application.
  • Surveyed chairs of IUCN Species Survival Commission Specialist Groups and other experts
  • Collected information on state of taxonomy and challenges in assessments
  • Analyzed governance structures for species lists
  • Most experts provided immediate and detailed responses, indicating the importance of taxonomy
  • Taxonomic approaches varied, with differing views on species definitions among mammals and birds
  • Taxonomies used in IUCN assessments differ from those in other conservation initiatives, suggesting opportunities for alignment

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Garnett et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12969048a0ea1665673772https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70306
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