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NRLD - 93398 | Mustela nigripes

Assessment ID
93398
Taxon name
Mustela nigripes
(Audubon and Bachman, 1851)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mustela nigripes
(Audubon and Bachman, 1851)
Common name(s)
Black-footed Ferret (English), Putois d'Amérique (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Mustela
Species
nigripes
Species authority
(Audubon and Bachman, 1851)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Canada
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Extirpated; Disparue du pays
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

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.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Environment Canada.
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba
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
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.
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)
COSEWIC. 2000. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Web site: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html