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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
205528
Taxon name
Mesocricetus newtoni
(Nehring, 1898)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesocricetus newtoni
(Nehring, 1898)
Common name(s)
Romanian Hamster
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Mesocricetus
Species
newtoni
Species authority
(Nehring, 1898)
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
205523
Taxon name
Martes martes
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Martes martes
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Pine Marten
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Martes
Species
martes
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
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
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
205521
Taxon name
Lynx lynx
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lynx lynx
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Eurasian Lynx
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Lynx
Species
lynx
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
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
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
205520
Taxon name
Lutra lutra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lutra lutra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Eurasian Otter
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Lutra
Species
lutra
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
205483
Taxon name
Felis silvestris
Schreber, 1777
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Felis silvestris
Schreber, 1777
Common name(s)
Wildcat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Felis
Species
silvestris
Species authority
Schreber, 1777
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
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
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
205459
Taxon name
Cricetus cricetus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cricetus cricetus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
European Hamster
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Cricetus
Species
cricetus
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
205458
Taxon name
Cricetulus migratorius
(Pallas, 1773)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cricetulus migratorius
(Pallas, 1773)
Common name(s)
Grey Hamster
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Cricetulus
Species
migratorius
Species authority
(Pallas, 1773)
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
205431
Taxon name
Canis lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Canis lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Wolf
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
canidae
Genus
Canis
Species
lupus
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
205414
Taxon name
Barbastella barbastellus
(Schreber, 1774)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Barbastella barbastellus
(Schreber, 1774)
Common name(s)
Western Barbastelle
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Barbastella
Species
barbastellus
Species authority
(Schreber, 1774)
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/
NRL Publication ID
559
Published
2011
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Location and scope
Locality (as published)
Bulgaria
Scope of the publication
National
Countries included within the publication
Bulgaria
Country ISO code(s)
BG
Does the publication cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Taxonomic coverage
Taxonomic groups included
Amphibians
Birds
Fishes
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Insects
Molluscs
Mammals
Multi-taxa
Reptiles
Full taxonomic coverage?
No
Further details
Assessments extracted and within NRLD?
No
Data Stewardship Groups responsible
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia
Publication format
Published
Hard copy
Reference and Website
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/
Language
Bulgarian
English

Assessments within the NRLD

Species or Taxon Common Names Taxonomic Group Year Assessed Countries Criteria system Status More info
Cricetus cricetus (Linnaeus, 1758) European Hamster Mammals 2011 Bulgaria IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Cricetulus migratorius (Pallas, 1773) Grey Hamster Mammals 2011 Bulgaria IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 Wolf Mammals 2011 Bulgaria IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774) Western Barbastelle Mammals 2011 Bulgaria IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info