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Bulgaria

Official name
Republic of Bulgaria
ISO alpha-2 code
BG
ISO alpha-3 code
BGR
ISO numeric-3 code
100
Continent
Europe
Subscribe to Bulgaria
Assessment ID
205572
Taxon name
Phocoena phocoena
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phocoena phocoena
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Porpoise
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
phocoenidae
Genus
Phocoena
Species
phocoena
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bulgaria
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BGR
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
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
Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vassil Golemansky (eds.) (2011) Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria Volume 2 Animals, Joint edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia - http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
Assessment ID
205550
Taxon name
Nyctalus leisleri
(Kuhl, 1817)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Nyctalus leisleri
(Kuhl, 1817)
Common name(s)
Lesser Noctule
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Nyctalus
Species
leisleri
Species authority
(Kuhl, 1817)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bulgaria
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BGR
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
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
Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vassil Golemansky (eds.) (2011) Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria Volume 2 Animals, Joint edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia - http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
Assessment ID
205549
Taxon name
Nyctalus lasiopterus
(Schreber, 1780)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Nyctalus lasiopterus
(Schreber, 1780)
Common name(s)
Greater Noctule
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Nyctalus
Species
lasiopterus
Species authority
(Schreber, 1780)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bulgaria
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BGR
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
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
Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vassil Golemansky (eds.) (2011) Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria Volume 2 Animals, Joint edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia - http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
Assessment ID
205540
Taxon name
Myotis emarginatus
(E. Geoffroy, 1806)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myotis emarginatus
(E. Geoffroy, 1806)
Common name(s)
Geoffroy's Bat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Myotis
Species
emarginatus
Species authority
(E. Geoffroy, 1806)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bulgaria
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BGR
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
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
Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vassil Golemansky (eds.) (2011) Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria Volume 2 Animals, Joint edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia - http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
Assessment ID
205539
Taxon name
Myotis capaccinii
(Bonaparte, 1837)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myotis capaccinii
(Bonaparte, 1837)
Common name(s)
Long-fingered Bat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Myotis
Species
capaccinii
Species authority
(Bonaparte, 1837)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bulgaria
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BGR
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
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
Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vassil Golemansky (eds.) (2011) Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria Volume 2 Animals, Joint edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia - http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
Assessment ID
205538
Taxon name
Myotis bechsteinii
(Kuhl, 1817)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myotis bechsteinii
(Kuhl, 1817)
Common name(s)
Bechstein's Bat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Myotis
Species
bechsteinii
Species authority
(Kuhl, 1817)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bulgaria
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BGR
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
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
Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vassil Golemansky (eds.) (2011) Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria Volume 2 Animals, Joint edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia - http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
Assessment ID
205537
Taxon name
Myomimus roachi
(Bate, 1937)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myomimus roachi
(Bate, 1937)
Common name(s)
Mouse-tailed Dormouse
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
gliridae
Genus
Myomimus
Species
roachi
Species authority
(Bate, 1937)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bulgaria
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BGR
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
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
Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vassil Golemansky (eds.) (2011) Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria Volume 2 Animals, Joint edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia - http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
Assessment ID
205536
Taxon name
Mustela lutreola
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mustela lutreola
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Common name(s)
European Mink
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Mustela
Species
lutreola
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bulgaria
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BGR
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Extinct
Abbreviated status
EX
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
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
Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vassil Golemansky (eds.) (2011) Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria Volume 2 Animals, Joint edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia - http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
Assessment ID
205535
Taxon name
Mustela eversmanni
Lesson, 1827
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mustela eversmanni
Lesson, 1827
Common name(s)
Steppe Polecat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Mustela
Species
eversmanni
Species authority
Lesson, 1827
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bulgaria
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BGR
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
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
Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vassil Golemansky (eds.) (2011) Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria Volume 2 Animals, Joint edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia - http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
Assessment ID
205531
Taxon name
Miniopterus schreibersii
(Kuhl, 1817)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Miniopterus schreibersii
(Kuhl, 1817)
Common name(s)
Schreiber's bat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Miniopterus
Species
schreibersii
Species authority
(Kuhl, 1817)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bulgaria
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BGR
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/
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
Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria
Vassil Golemansky (eds.) (2011) Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria Volume 2 Animals, Joint edition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia - http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/