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Published online 6 October 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/455717a
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A quarter of mammals face extinction
Latest Red List finds 80% of southeast Asian primates are at risk.
One in four of the world's mammal species is threatened with extinction, according to the first comprehensive survey of this class of animal. Populations are declining in half of all mammal species, with some experiencing an extreme decline; Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) numbers plummeted by 60% over the past decade, for example.
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