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IUCN Red List Status Lookup by Species Name
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IUCN Red List Status Lookup by Species Name is a paid API for AI agents from biodiversity.x402tookit.com, paid per call via x402, $0.03/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).
Returns the IUCN Red List conservation category (EX to LC) for a species given its scientific name, including the category meaning and whether the species is considered threatened.
Price / call$0.03
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
IUCN Red List category of a species (EX to LC) with its meaning and whether it counts as threatened.
Output
Returns a structured object containing: the IUCN Red List code (e.g. CR, EN, VU, NT, LC, EX), the human-readable category label, a plain-English meaning of the category, a boolean indicating whether the species is threatened, the canonical species name, the taxon key, the assessment date, a summary narrative, reasons for the listing, a source URL, attribution, and optional disclaimer or degraded-data flags.
Example use cases
Conservation status check for wildlife report
“I'm writing a wildlife conservation report — can you look up the IUCN Red List status for Gorilla beringei and tell me whether it's classified as threatened and what the category means?”
Verify species threat status for grant application
“We need to confirm whether Chelonia mydas is currently listed as threatened on the IUCN Red List for our marine conservation grant application — can you pull that up with the category code and its meaning?”
Classroom biodiversity research on endangered species
“For a school project on endangered species, can you find the IUCN Red List category for Phocoena sinus and explain whether it counts as threatened?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://biodiversity.x402tookit.com/iucn-status?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need the official IUCN Red List conservation status and threat classification for a specific species identified by its scientific name. Prefer this over the sibling IUCN code decoder endpoint when you have a species name rather than a code, and over the full species profile endpoint when you only need conservation status and not taxonomy or observation data. Best suited for conservation research, compliance checks, grant applications, and biodiversity reporting workflows.
Side effects
- Species name not found in GBIF or IUCN database — returns null fields
- Ambiguous scientific name matching multiple taxa — may return best-guess or null
- Species assessed as DD (Data Deficient) or NE (Not Evaluated) — threatened field may be null
- Typos or informal names in query — not resolved; use species name resolver endpoint first
- IUCN data temporarily unavailable — degraded flag set to true with partial results
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
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