Moschus moschiferus | Mongolian Red List of Mammals
Taxa
Moschus moschiferus | Linnaeus, 1758
Publication
NRL Record ID
189
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
A3d
Assessment rationale/justification
During the 1970s the populationsize was estimated at 60,000-80,000 in Mongolia(Dulamtseren, 1977). The Institute of Biology of theMongolian Academy of Sciences assessed the Mongolianpopulation size in 1986 over 53,000 hectares across 63units of six provinces, resulting in an estimate of 44,000individuals (Dulamtseren, 1989). The population size iscontinuing to decrease and in one observed population,densities fell from 1.2 per km2, to 0.2 per km2 between1990 and 2000 (Tsendjav and Bujinkhand, 2000; Tsendjav,2002). Generation length has been estimated as six yearsbased on data from Nowak (1991). As the causes of this decline, primarily exploitation, isexpected to result in a population reduction of at least 50% over the next three generations,Moschus moschiferus qualifi es as Endangered under Criterion A3d. Although there is apotential 'rescue' effect from populations in Russia, illegal hunting remains a dominant threatthere as well, therefore the assessment remains unchanged following application of regionalcriteria. This species should be reassessed as Critically Endangered if conservation efforts toreduce hunting are not applied.
Assessment year
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Clark, E.L., Munkhbat, J., Dulamtseren, S., Baillie, J.E.M., Batsaikhan, N., Samiya, R. and Stubbe, M. (compilers and editors). 2006. Mongolian Red List of Mammals. Regional Red List Series Vol. 1. Zoological Society of London, London. (In English and Mongolian).
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government|NGO
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2012/08/Mongolia-Red-List-of-Mammals-2006-English.pdf; https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2012/08/Mongolia-Red-List-of-Mammals-2006-Mongolian-.pdf
Supplementary Links
National University of Mongolia; Mongolian Academy of Sciences; Ministry of Nature and Environment';
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moschus moschiferus | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Moschidae | Moschus |