A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called:

Options

(a) Vulnerable
(b) Endemic
(c) Critically Endangered
(d) Extinct

Correct Answer:

Critically Endangered

Explanation:

Critically endangered: The taxon facing very high risk of extinction in the wild can become extinct any moment in the immediate future, e.g. Sus salvinus (pigmy Hog), Berberis nilghiriensis.