Almost 25% of all known eucalypt species are threatened with extinction, with 812 of the 826 species assessed occurring only in Australia.
Notes on verification
Confirmed verbatim by IUCN Red List 2019 update and corroborated independently by WWF-Australia, BGCI, and Wildlife Queensland. [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
- Species recoveries bring hope amidst the biodiversity crisis (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://wwf.org.au/news/2019/iucn-finds-almost-25-of-eucalypt-species-are-threatened-with-extinction/ (corroboration)
- https://www.bgci.org/news-events/bumper-year-for-tree-assessments-on-the-iucn-red-list/ (corroboration)
- https://wildlife.org.au/5-fascinating-facts-about-australias-iconic-eucalypts/ (corroboration)