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NRLD - 206043 | Trichechus manatus

Assessment ID
206043
Taxon name
Trichechus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Trichechus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
sirenia
Family
trichechidae
Genus
Trichechus
Species
manatus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Dominican Republic
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Dominican Republic (the)
Country ISO code(s)
DOM
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A1cd,C1
Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.grupojaragua.org.do/documents/Lista_rojaRD.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista de Especies en Peligro de Extinción, Amenazadas o Protegidas de la República Dominicana
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales de la República Dominicana, 2011. Lista de Especies en Peligro de Extinción, Amenazadas o Protegidas