IUCN Red List: NE

Not Evaluated Species

Not yet evaluated against the IUCN Red List criteria. Showing 28 species currently cataloged under this conservation tier.

EXExtinct EWExtinct in the Wild NENot Evaluated CRCritically Endangered ENEndangered VUVulnerable NTNear Threatened LCLeast Concern DDData Deficient CDConservation Dependent

ActinopterygiiNE

Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

Diet: Large opportunistic piscivore and scavenger
Wild lifespan: Females can exceed 90 years; males generally live fewer decades

MammaliaNE

Alpaca

Vicugna pacos

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Commonly 15–20 years with good care; some live longer

MammaliaNE

Bactrian Camel

Camelus bactrianus

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Commonly 30–40 years with good care

ReptiliaNE

Beauty Rat Snake

Elaphe taeniura

Diet: Active nonvenomous predator of small vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Often 12–18 years in managed care; wild lifespan is poorly documented

ReptiliaNE

Black-Throated Monitor

Varanus albigularis microstictus

Diet: Opportunistic predator and scavenger
Wild lifespan: Often 15–20 years in managed care; wild longevity is uncertain

InsectaNE

Boxelder Bug

Boisea trivittata

Diet: Seed-feeding herbivore
Wild lifespan: About one year, with adults surviving winter

MammaliaNE

British Shorthair

Felis catus

Diet: Domestic carnivore requiring a complete life-stage diet
Wild lifespan: Not applicable; domestic breed

MalacostracaNE

Cherry Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

Diet: Omnivorous grazer, detritivore and scavenger
Wild lifespan: About 10–15 months in one invaded wild population and up to about 21 months in laboratory conditions

CephalopodaNE

Coconut Octopus

Amphioctopus marginatus

Diet: Marine carnivore
Wild lifespan: Probably about one to two years

ArachnidaNE

Deathstalker Scorpion

Leiurus quinquestriatus

Diet: Invertebrate predator
Wild lifespan: Exact wild lifespan is poorly documented

MammaliaNE

Dromedary Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Commonly 30–40 years under good management, sometimes longer

ReptiliaNE

Emerald Tree Boa

Corallus caninus

Diet: Arboreal ambush predator of small warm-blooded vertebrates
Wild lifespan: Often 15–20 years in managed care; wild lifespan is poorly documented

ReptiliaNE

Fer-de-Lance Snake

Bothrops asper

Diet: Ambush predator whose diet shifts from ectotherms to mammals with age
Wild lifespan: Likely 15–20 years in managed care; wild lifespan is poorly quantified

CephalopodaNE

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Usually about 3–5 years

CephalopodaNE

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata

Diet: Carnivore
Wild lifespan: Approximately 1.5–2 years

InsectaNE

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

Diet: Detritivore as a larva and frugivore as an adult
Wild lifespan: Larval development often one to two years; adults live several months

AvesNE

Indian Runner Duck

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

Diet: Omnivore
Wild lifespan: Often 8–12 years with good care

InsectaNE

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Diet: Herbivore
Wild lifespan: Usually one generation per year; adults live several weeks

ArachnidaNE

Joro Spider

Trichonephila clavata

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: One annual generation; adults die after the autumn breeding season in the documented U.S. range

InsectaNE

Red-legged Grasshopper

Melanoplus femurrubrum

Diet: Generalist herbivore with a preference for broad-leaved plants
Wild lifespan: Usually one annual generation; adults die with hard frost

ArachnidaNE

Regal Jumping Spider

Phidippus regius

Diet: Insectivore
Wild lifespan: Usually about 1–2 years

MammaliaNE

Sugar Glider

Petaurus breviceps

Diet: Omnivorous: plant exudates, nectar, pollen, insects, and other small animal food
Wild lifespan: Population-specific; published captive figures should not be substituted for wild survival

ActinopterygiiNE

Summer Flounder

Paralichthys dentatus

Diet: Ambush predator of fish and mobile invertebrates
Wild lifespan: Often 8–12 years, with some individuals older

CephalopodaNE

Vampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Diet: Detritivore and opportunistic suspension feeder
Wild lifespan: Exact wild lifespan is unknown but appears much longer than the one-to-two-year lives of many shallow-water cephalopods