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Worksheet: threatened animals and IUCN status
A printable worksheet on IUCN Red List categories and Indonesia’s threatened animals, with an answer key for teachers.
This student worksheet is ready to print: use your browser’s print command (Ctrl+P or ⌘P). The teacher’s answer key is on the last page and starts on a new sheet when printed. Every answer comes from PanduanHewan’s sourced data.
Learning goals
- Understand what IUCN Red List categories mean.
- Recognise threatened Indonesian animals and why they are threatened.
Activity 1
Write each animal’s IUCN Red List status (Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Near Threatened or Least Concern). Use its PanduanHewan page if needed.
| No | Animal | IUCN status | Reason or note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis | ||
| 2 | Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sondaica | ||
| 3 | Dugong Dugong dugon | ||
| 4 | Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus | ||
| 5 | Palm cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus | ||
| 6 | Proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus | ||
| 7 | Banteng Bos javanicus | ||
| 8 | Sun bear Helarctos malayanus | ||
| 9 | Zebra Dove Geopelia striata | ||
| 10 | Brown-banded Bamboo Shark Chiloscyllium punctatum |
Activity 2
- Order these IUCN categories from least to most threatened: Vulnerable, Least Concern, Critically Endangered, Near Threatened, Endangered.
- What is the difference between IUCN status and legal protection in Indonesia?
- Name two things you can do to help threatened animals.
Reflection
What new thing did you learn today?
Answer key (for teachers)
- Komodo dragon: Endangered
- Sumatran tiger: Critically Endangered
- Dugong: Vulnerable
- Eurasian tree sparrow: Least Concern
- Palm cockatoo: Near Threatened
- Proboscis monkey: Endangered
- Banteng: Critically Endangered
- Sun bear: Vulnerable
- Zebra Dove: Least Concern
- Brown-banded Bamboo Shark: Near Threatened
Activity 2: the order is Least Concern → Near Threatened → Vulnerable → Endangered → Critically Endangered. IUCN status is a global extinction-risk assessment; legal protection is set by Indonesian regulation (Regulation P.106/2018). Protected animals
Data sources: Komodo Survival Program — Conservation status ↗ · IUCN Red List — Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae (Linkie et al. 2008) ↗ · IUCN Red List (via GBIF) ↗ · IUCN Red List (via GBIF) ↗ · IUCN Red List (via GBIF) ↗ · Mandai Wildlife Reserve — Proboscis monkey ↗ · IUCN SSC Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group — Banteng uplisting ↗ · Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre — Species facts ↗ · IUCN Red List (via GBIF) ↗ · IUCN Red List (via GBIF) ↗