A species whose population size has reduced considerably and is at the verge of extinction is called

Threatened

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Endangered

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Vulnerable

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Rare

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The correct option is B
Endangered

The IUCN maintains a record of all species that face the threat of extinction. According to the threat perception, different grades are made to which species are allocated. Those species that are on the verge of extinction are catagorised as endangered. These individuals are found to be very few in number; the population size could even be as low as a couple of hundreds.

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A species whose population size has reduced considerably and is at the verge of extinction is called

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\begin{matrix} X Lion Tiger \end{matrix} \begin{matrix} Y Red panda Musk deer \end{matrix} \begin{matrix} Z Lion tailed monkey Florican \end{matrix}

	Column I		Column II
(a)	Endemic species	(i)	Species that exist in very small number
(b)	Endangered species	(ii)	Species found exclusively in a particular area
(c)	Vulnerable species	(iii)	Species that are likely to become endangered
(d)	Rare species	(iv)	Species that are likely to get extinct in the near future

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