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NRLD - 22015 | Phoca hispida saimensis

Assessment ID
22015
Taxon name
Phoca hispida saimensis
(Nordq.)
Infrarank
Phoca hispida saimensis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phoca hispida saimensis
(Nordq.)
Common name(s)
Finnish: saimaannorppa, saimensäl
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Phoca hispida saimensis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Phoca
Species
hispida saimensis
Species authority
(Nordq.)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Finland
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Finland
Country ISO code(s)
FIN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
D1
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2001
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rassi, P., Alanen, A., Kanerva, T. & Mannerkoski, I. (eds.). 2001. The Red List of Finnish Species. Ministry of the Environment & Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki. 432 pages. (English Summary)
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Yes
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Oligotrophic lakes and ponds
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Disturbance and traffic, Trapping, hunting, fishing and illegal killing, Construction of waterways (hydro-engineering on water-courses, impoudment for power or mills, water-level regulation, dredging and channelization and lake surface level reductions, usage of springs)
Publication
Suomen lajien uhanalaisuus 2000
Rassi, P., A. Alanen, T. Kanerva, and I. Mannerkoski, editors. 2001. The Red List of Finnish Species. Ministry of the Environment & Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki. 432 pages. (English Summary)