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Albania

Official name
Republic of Albania
ISO alpha-2 code
AL
ISO alpha-3 code
ALB
ISO numeric-3 code
8
Continent
Europe
Subscribe to Albania
Assessment ID
191408
Taxon name
Ziphius cavirostris
G. Cuvier, 1823
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ziphius cavirostris
G. Cuvier, 1823
Common name(s)
Balena me sqep
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
hyperoodontidae
Genus
Ziphius
Species
cavirostris
Species authority
G. Cuvier, 1823
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Publication
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.
Assessment ID
191386
Taxon name
Vespertilio murinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Vespertilio murinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Lakuriq nate dy ngjyresh
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Vespertilio
Species
murinus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Publication
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.
Assessment ID
191369
Taxon name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Ariu i murme
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Species
arctos
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Publication
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.
Assessment ID
191357
Taxon name
Tursiops truncates
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tursiops truncates
Common name(s)
Delphini turishkurter
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Tursiops
Species
truncates
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Lower Risk/Conservation Dependent
Abbreviated status
LRcd
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Publication
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.
Assessment ID
191312
Taxon name
Tadarida teniotis
(Rafinesque, 1814)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tadarida teniotis
(Rafinesque, 1814)
Common name(s)
Lakuriq nate bisht-lire
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
molossidae
Genus
Tadarida
Species
teniotis
Species authority
(Rafinesque, 1814)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Publication
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.
Assessment ID
191309
Taxon name
Sus scrofa
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sus scrofa
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Derri i eger
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
suidae
Genus
Sus
Species
scrofa
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Lower Risk/Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
LRnt
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Publication
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.
Assessment ID
191308
Taxon name
Suncus etruscus
(Savi, 1822)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Suncus etruscus
(Savi, 1822)
Common name(s)
Hundgjat i vogel dhemb-bardhe
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
soricidae
Genus
Suncus
Species
etruscus
Species authority
(Savi, 1822)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Publication
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.
Assessment ID
191297
Taxon name
Stenella coeruleoalba
(Meyen, 1833)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stenella coeruleoalba
(Meyen, 1833)
Common name(s)
Delphini me shirita
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Stenella
Species
coeruleoalba
Species authority
(Meyen, 1833)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Publication
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.
Assessment ID
191251
Taxon name
Sciurus vulgaris
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sciurus vulgaris
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Ketri
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Sciurus
Species
vulgaris
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Lower Risk/Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
LRnt
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Publication
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.
Assessment ID
191214
Taxon name
Rupicapra rupicapra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rupicapra rupicapra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Dhia e eger
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
bovidae
Genus
Rupicapra
Species
rupicapra
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Publication
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.