We don't know enough about a species to know how it's doing Thousands of plants and animals are listed as data deficient on the red list.
The researchers don't know enough about these species to form an opinion on their future. Unfortunately the news isn't good this time because we understand more.
We looked at species that are not well known. The professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's Industrial Ecology Program says that these species are more likely to be threatened with extinction than others.
More than half of these lesser-known species are at risk of disappearing.
We can't say if the other species are in trouble or not.
One million of our planet's species are at risk of extinction according to the international panel of leading biodiversity researchers. You may have heard other numbers as well. A total of 147,000 species have been assessed. Almost 30,000 are threatened.
There is a gap.
Many of the species have not been discovered yet. Our planet has 10 million species, but we don't know many of them. We probably don't know some species exist.
It's important to find out as much as possible about the organisms we share the planet with in order to take care of the planet.
We don't know a lot about the species that we already know. We don't have enough people to survey everything because threats and trends are constantly changing. Technology can be helpful.
Probability is calculated by computer tools.
The risk of extinction for 7,699 little known species was calculated using machine learning.
There are over 20,000 species that are listed as data deficient.
Some of the knowledge gaps can be filled by using various statistical tools.
Individual examples that the researchers had gone through manually were compared with the computer model created probabilities. The computer models were absolutely correct.
The models are not intended to replace the researchers' work. If we don't have enough data, they can give a first estimate of the risk of extinction.
When the resources don't match the workload, the researchers can use these computer models to save their time. It is not cheerful to read.
It's useful for protecting species.
85% of the Amphibians that we have limited knowledge of are in danger of extinction. Borgelt says that this applies to half of the species.
There are many species unknown to us. The new knowledge can be used well.
If we take species that have little data on into account, more areas could become worthy of protective measures.
The so-called biodiversity "hotspot" could become both more numerous and more important.
When they arrive at their results themselves, the results can be of assistance.
It is found that the probability of extinction varies a lot. Verones says that this could mean that some research is not always correct.
The research was published in a scientific journal.
More than half of the data deficient species are expected to be threatened by extinction.
Journal information: Communications Biology
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