Species which are in danger of extinction are called __________.
Species which are facing high risk of extinction are called endangered species. Some of the endangered plants include Ebony tree, Umbrella tree, Indian mallow etc. and few of the endangered animals are Black buck, One Horned Rhinoceros and Asiatic Lion etc.
Plants and animals are facing high risk because of over exploitation of plants and animal resources, greedy hunting for commercial purposes, deforestation, pollution etc.