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NRLD - 85062 | Dugong dugon

Assessment ID
85062
Taxon name
Dugong dugon
(Müller, 1776)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dugong dugon
(Müller, 1776)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
sirenia
Family
dugongidae
Genus
Dugong
Species
dugon
Species authority
(Müller, 1776)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Japan
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Japan
Country ISO code(s)
JPN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Criteria unknown
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministry of the Environment. 2007. Red List of Threatened Mammals of Japan. http://www.biodic.go.jp/english/rdb/rdb_f.html
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN
Reference for methods given
Red List of Threatened Mammals of Japan
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
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Red List of Threatened Mammals of Japan
Ministry of the Environment. 2007. Red List of Threatened Mammals of Japan. http://www.biodic.go.jp/english/rdb/rdb_f.html