Zoo Stock Species and the Red List
Zoo Stock Species and the Red List
Zoo Stock
This indicates that the species is included in the Second Zoo Stock Plan, which was formulated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 2018. The plan sets goals for the next 10 years in three areas: "species conservation," "contribution to wildlife conservation," and "environmental education and conservation awareness." 124 animal species are included.
What is the Red List?
Based on scientific research, this is a list of wildlife classified by rank (category) indicating the degree of risk of extinction.
Livng Things Encyclopedia shows the categories (mainland and islands) assessed by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) at the global level, the Ministry of the Environment for Japan, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for Tokyo.
The higher the category in each table, the higher the risk of extinction, and CR, EN, and VU are the three categories known as "endangered species." In Tokyo, species that are not at the NT (near threatened) level but are relatively rare are considered "species of concern."
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IUCN categories |
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|---|---|
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EX |
extinction |
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EW |
Extinction in the wild |
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CR+EN |
— |
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CR |
Serious crisis |
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EN |
crisis |
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VU |
emergency |
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NT |
Near Threatened |
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LC・○ |
Low Concern |
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DD |
Data shortage |
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LP |
— |
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Japan (Ministry of the Environment) Category |
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|---|---|
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EX |
extinction |
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EW |
Extinction in the wild |
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CR+EN |
Endangered species |
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CR |
Critically Endangered |
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EN |
Endangered species |
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VU |
Endangered species |
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NT |
Near Threatened |
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LC・○ |
— |
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DD |
Lack of information |
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LP |
Endangered |
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Tokyo Category |
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|---|---|
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EX |
extinction |
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EW |
Extinction in the wild |
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CR+EN |
Endangered species |
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CR |
Critically Endangered |
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EN |
Endangered species |
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VU |
Endangered species |
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NT |
Near Threatened |
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LC・○ |
Unranked |
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DD |
Lack of information |
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LP |
Endangered |
Creatures at Inokashira Park Zoo
Creatures at Inokashira Park Zoo
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Its body is black, but its beak is bright red with only the tip being yellow, making it stand out. It lives near water, eating plant seeds and insects, and building its nests in grassy areas such as reeds and cattails. It is said that it was named "Eurasian Moorhen" (van) as it was often seen in rice fields, meaning a bird that "guards the rice fields." Recently, there are fewer wetlands where Eurasian Moorhen can build nests, and so the places where they can be seen are becoming fewer and fewer.
| classification | Aves, Gruiformes, Rallidae |
|---|---|
| English name | Eurasian Moorhen |
| distribution | Japan, Eurasia, Africa, Central America, South America |
| Residence | Wetlands such as lakes, rivers, ponds, and rice paddies |
| Size |
Body length: Approximately 33 cm
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| food | Plant seeds, insects, shellfish, earthworms, etc. |
| Red List |
IUCN: LC (Least Concern)
Japan: VU (Vulnerable to Endangered Species) Tokyo Metropolitan Government: EN (Endangered Species Category IB) |