Mustela nigripes | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)

Taxa
Mustela nigripes | (Audubon & Bachman, 1851)
Mustela nigripes | Audubon and Bachman, 1851
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)
NRL Record ID
95930
Location
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Black-footed Ferret (English)
Putois d'Amérique (Français)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Extirpated; Disparue du pays
Assessment rationale/justification
This ferret no longer occurs in the wild in Canada. Prairie dogs, the ferret's necessary and preferred prey species, are now limited to a small area of Saskatchewan.; Ce putois n'est plus présent à  l'état sauvage au Canada. Le chien de prairie, la proie préférée et indispensable du putois, est maintenant limité à  une petite région de la Saskatchewan.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Supplementary Links

COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada/ COSEPAC- Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada; SARA Registry- Species at Risk Public Registry; Registre de la LEP- Registre public des espèces en péril

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Extirpated by 1974. Designated Extirpated in April 1978. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000.; Espèce disparue du Canada avant 1974. Espèce désignée ' disparue du pays ' en avril 1978. Réexamen et confirmation du statut en mai 2000.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Mustela nigripes Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela
Mustela nigripes Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela