Key to Conservation Status

Key to Conservation Status:

CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

CITES I: CITES Appendix I--species that are threatened with extinction.
CITES II: CITES Appendix II--species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled.
CITES III: CITES Appendix III--species that are included at the request of a party that already regulates trade in the species and that needs the cooperation of other countries to prevent unsustainable or illegal exploitation.

IUCN: The World Conservation Union.

IUCN Endangered: IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals, Endangered--a taxon that is not Critically Endangered but is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
IUCN Vulnerable: IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals, Vulnerable--a taxon that is not Critically Endangered or Endangered but is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future.

For current IUCN lists, see: www.wcmc.org.uk/species/animals/categories.html

China I: First Category of National Key Protected Wildlife List, China.
China II: Second Category of National Key Protected Wildlife List, China .
Sichuan Protected: Protected Wildlife of Sichuan Province.