Figure 1.
Hypothetical phylogeny of seven species (A–G) with Evolutionary Distinctiveness (ED) scores. Numbers above each branch indicate the length; numbers below show the number of descendent species. MYBP, millions of years before present.
Figure 2.
Scaling of ED scores with clade size for ten Critically Endangered mammal species. ED scores were calculated at each node between the tips and root for ten species in different orders. Species chosen are: the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer), sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii), persian mole (Talpa streeti), Omiltemi rabbit (Sylvilagus insonus), Przewalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii), black-faced lion tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara), Livingstone's flying fox (Pteropus livingstonii), red wolf (Canis rufus) and northern Luzon shrew rat (Crunomys fallax). See Materials and Methods for further details.
Figure 3.
Histogram of EDGE scores for 4182 mammal species, by threat category. Colours indicate the Red List category: Least Concern (green), Near Threatened and Conservation Dependent (brown), Vulnerable (yellow), Endangered (orange) and Critically Endangered (red).