Which of the following animals is considered 'Critically Endangered'?

The Sumatran elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant. They are native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Currently there are between 2,400-2,800 Sumatran elephants left in existence. For this reason, Sumatran elephants are protected under Indonesian law.

In 2011, the Sumatran elephant became classified as 'critically endangered' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as the population has declined by at least 80% over the last three generations.

The main reasons for this species to be under its current category are due to habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, and poaching.

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Nina Kamwene

I love elephants, we have them in Kenya and most of Africa. I belong to an organization to stop China the biggest offender in buying tusks.

Leapy Lee

To all of you who want to dispute the difference between “endangered” and “critically endangered” perhaps you are unaware that they are designated terms of worldlife.org (WWF). The level designates how many are left in the world as well as their future at the rate their numbers are declining. Please do not buy products with palm oil and check labels as many US products like deodorant have it as an ingredient. In my country I check every label before purchase.

George Radanovics

It seems that the Sumatra elephants are endangered, while the African forest elephants are critically endangered. I think that the answer came up on the web as such. So, when did the Sumatra elephants become critically endangered, when the African forest elephants already are? Where can we find this new status? I certainly didn't. Might be another shoddy workmanship if QuizzClub is not checking the authenticity of an author's work?

teacherchicky

Wrong answer again! Every site on the author's reference site lists the African Forest Elephant but says nothing about the Sumatran Elephant being 'critically 'endangered! The African Forest Elephant is listed everywhere as the most critically endangered species in the world!