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IUCN Red list (2004) documents the extinction of how many species in last 500 years?
BiologyBiodiversity and its ConservationNEET
Options:
  • A 784
  • B 874 
  • C 478 
  • D 487
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The correct answer is: 784
The IUCN Red List (2004) documents the extinction of 784 species (including 338 vertebrates, 359 invertebrates and 87 plants) in the last 500 years. The last 20 years alone have witnessed the disappearance of 27 species.

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