94% of the world's 101 surviving lemur species are threatened with extinction, according to an IUCN Red List update.
Notes on verification
Directly matches IUCN's own 2014 Red List update statement and is consistent with independent Mongabay and National Geographic coverage of the same update; minor variance in later IUCN figures reflects taxonomy changes over time, not error in this claim. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- IUCN Red List raises more red flags for threatened species (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://news.mongabay.com/2014/06/over-800-species-added-to-iucn-threatened-list-including-44-lemurs/ (corroboration)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140613-conservation-species-iucn-red-list-endangered-science-environment (corroboration)