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NRLD - 96469 | Lemmiscus curtatus

Assessment ID
96469
Taxon name
Lemmiscus curtatus
Cope, 1868
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lemmiscus curtatus
Cope, 1868
Common name(s)
Sagebrush Vole (English), Campagnol des armoises (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Lemmiscus
Species
curtatus
Species authority
Cope, 1868
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
Data Deficient; Données insuffisantes
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Localized and distributed across the arid grasslands of southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan. Insufficient scientific data on habitat requirements and habitat trends to assign a status.; Cette espèce est localisée et répartie à travers les terres herbeuses arides du Sud de l'Alberta et du Sud-Ouest de la Saskatchewan. Les données scientifiques insuffisantes sur les exigences et les tendances en matière d'habitat ne permettent pas d'assigner un statut à l'espèce.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN
Reference for methods given
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2008)
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
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
Species considered in April 1996 and placed in the Data Deficient category.; Espèce étudiée en avril 1996 et classée dans la catégorie ' données insuffisantes '.
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2008)
COSEWIC. 2008. 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