Some 402 new species facing extinction have been added to the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), says a report released on Wednesday at COP 11, the biodiversity conference being held in Hyderabad. India ranked seven in struggling to protect the species on the list. Air-breathing snails known as Little Flat Top, found in Alabama (US), and the island-dwelling cockroach (Seychelles) have recently moved into the extinct list. The report revealed that 83 per cent of Madagascar’s palms are threatened with extinction, putting the livelihoods of local people at risk. The Suicide Palm, which grows up to 60 feet and dies a few months after flowering and producing seeds, is among them. Only 30 mature specimens of the palm exist today. Dr Jane Smart IUCN’s global director, biodiversity conservation group, who released the report, said that of the 20,219 threatened species in the 2012 Red List, 4,088 are critically endangered, 6,000 others are considered endangered and more than 10,000 species are vulnerable. The total number of species listed is 65,518, of which 20,219 are threatened with extinction. The list is updated twice a year. Around 929 species from India are listed as threatened. “The figures on Madagascar’s palms are truly terrifying, especially as the loss of palms impacts both the unique biodiversity of the island and its people. This situation cannot be ignored,” said Dr Smart. Around 25 per cent of the world’s mammals, 13 per cent of its birds, 41 per cent of amphibians and 33 per cent of reef-building corals are at risk of extinction, the report said. Red Sanders, Great Indian Bustard, and Jerdon’s Cursor of AP are on the Red List.