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NRLD - 93577 | Phocoenoides dalli

Assessment ID
93577
Taxon name
Phocoenoides dalli
(True, 1885)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phocoenoides dalli
(True, 1885)
Common name(s)
Dall's Porpoise (English), Marsouin de Dall (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
phocoenidae
Genus
Phocoenoides
Species
dalli
Species authority
(True, 1885)
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
Not at Risk; Non en péril
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Common both offshore and in deep inshore waters of British Columbia.; Espèce commune au large des cà´tes de la Colombie-Britannique ainsi que dans les eaux intérieures profondes de cette province.
Assessment details
Year assessed
1989
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 (1989)
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
Pacific Ocean
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
Designated Not at Risk in April 1989.; Espèce désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 1989.
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1989)
COSEWIC. 1989. 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