rare species
Scarcity in nature
A rare species is a plant or animal that exists in small numbers or limited geographic range, making it uncommon to encounter.
The term falls between common and endangered on the conservation spectrum—rare species aren't necessarily at immediate risk of extinction but warrant monitoring.
The botanist documented several rare species in the canyon.
- rediscoveryFinding something previously known
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- biodiversityRange of life forms
back from extinction · climate change · rainforests · sighting · critically endangered · on the brink · elusive · vanishing act · habitat loss · wetlands · field surveys · poaching · protected areas · symbiosis · extinction risk · population decline · niche · taxonomy
- speciescritically endangered, subspecies
- wildlife statusendangered, extinct, vulnerable, threatened, critically endangered
- natural historynatural history, natural history museum, naturalist, naturalists, natural philosophers
- botanical gardensgreenhouses, Kew Gardens, rose garden, orchids, arboretum
- special animalsexotic wildlife, giant panda, snow leopard, white tiger, black rhino
- orchidsorchid, orchids, calypso, orchis, Esmeralda