Recent extinctions of plant and animal genera are rare, localized, and decelerated

John J Wiens and Kristen E Saban

PLOS Biology, 2025, vol. 23, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: An important aspect of the current extinction crisis is the loss of distinct clades (e.g., genera). A recent study suggested that there is rapidly accelerating extinction of genera (and other higher taxa), indicating a current mass extinction event that endangers human survival. However, that study was based only on land vertebrates, which include only about half of vertebrates and

Date: 2025
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