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Cuba

Official name
Republic of Cuba
ISO alpha-2 code
CU
ISO alpha-3 code
CUB
ISO numeric-3 code
192
Continent
Northern America
Subscribe to Cuba
Assessment ID
205807
Taxon name
Trichechus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Trichechus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
sirenia
Family
trichechidae
Genus
Trichechus
Species
manatus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Cuba
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Cuba
Country ISO code(s)
CUB
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
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alonso HG, Schettino LR, Rodríguez A, Mancina CA & García IR.
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
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234145087_Libro_Rojo_de_los_Vertebrados_de_Cuba
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
Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba
González Alonso, H., L. Rodríguez Schettino, A. Rodríguez, C. A. Mancina e I. Ramos García. 2012. Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 304 pp.
Assessment ID
205788
Taxon name
Solenodon cubanus
Peters, 1861
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Solenodon cubanus
Peters, 1861
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
solenodontidae
Genus
Solenodon
Species
cubanus
Species authority
Peters, 1861
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Cuba
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Cuba
Country ISO code(s)
CUB
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
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alonso HG, Schettino LR, Rodríguez A, Mancina CA & García IR.
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
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234145087_Libro_Rojo_de_los_Vertebrados_de_Cuba
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
Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba
González Alonso, H., L. Rodríguez Schettino, A. Rodríguez, C. A. Mancina e I. Ramos García. 2012. Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 304 pp.
Assessment ID
205777
Taxon name
Natalus primus
Anthony, 1919
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Natalus primus
Anthony, 1919
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
natalidae
Genus
Natalus
Species
primus
Species authority
Anthony, 1919
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Cuba
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Cuba
Country ISO code(s)
CUB
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
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alonso HG, Schettino LR, Rodríguez A, Mancina CA & García IR.
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
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234145087_Libro_Rojo_de_los_Vertebrados_de_Cuba
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
Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba
González Alonso, H., L. Rodríguez Schettino, A. Rodríguez, C. A. Mancina e I. Ramos García. 2012. Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 304 pp.
Assessment ID
205774
Taxon name
Mormopterus minutus
Miller, 1899
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mormopterus minutus
Miller, 1899
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
molossidae
Genus
Mormopterus
Species
minutus
Species authority
Miller, 1899
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Cuba
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Cuba
Country ISO code(s)
CUB
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
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alonso HG, Schettino LR, Rodríguez A, Mancina CA & García IR.
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
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234145087_Libro_Rojo_de_los_Vertebrados_de_Cuba
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
Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba
González Alonso, H., L. Rodríguez Schettino, A. Rodríguez, C. A. Mancina e I. Ramos García. 2012. Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 304 pp.
Assessment ID
205772
Taxon name
Mesocapromys sanfelipensis
Varona and Garrido, 1970
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesocapromys sanfelipensis
Varona and Garrido, 1970
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
capromyidae
Genus
Mesocapromys
Species
sanfelipensis
Species authority
Varona and Garrido, 1970
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Cuba
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Cuba
Country ISO code(s)
CUB
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
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alonso HG, Schettino LR, Rodríguez A, Mancina CA & García IR.
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
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234145087_Libro_Rojo_de_los_Vertebrados_de_Cuba
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
Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba
González Alonso, H., L. Rodríguez Schettino, A. Rodríguez, C. A. Mancina e I. Ramos García. 2012. Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 304 pp.
Assessment ID
205771
Taxon name
Mesocapromys nanus
G. M. Allen, 1917
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesocapromys nanus
G. M. Allen, 1917
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
capromyidae
Genus
Mesocapromys
Species
nanus
Species authority
G. M. Allen, 1917
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Cuba
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Cuba
Country ISO code(s)
CUB
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
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alonso HG, Schettino LR, Rodríguez A, Mancina CA & García IR.
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
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234145087_Libro_Rojo_de_los_Vertebrados_de_Cuba
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
Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba
González Alonso, H., L. Rodríguez Schettino, A. Rodríguez, C. A. Mancina e I. Ramos García. 2012. Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 304 pp.
Assessment ID
205770
Taxon name
Mesocapromys melanurus
Poey, 1865
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesocapromys melanurus
Poey, 1865
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
capromyidae
Genus
Mesocapromys
Species
melanurus
Species authority
Poey, 1865
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Cuba
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Cuba
Country ISO code(s)
CUB
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
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alonso HG, Schettino LR, Rodríguez A, Mancina CA & García IR.
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
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234145087_Libro_Rojo_de_los_Vertebrados_de_Cuba
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
Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba
González Alonso, H., L. Rodríguez Schettino, A. Rodríguez, C. A. Mancina e I. Ramos García. 2012. Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 304 pp.
Assessment ID
205769
Taxon name
Mesocapromys auritus
Varona, 1970
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesocapromys auritus
Varona, 1970
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
capromyidae
Genus
Mesocapromys
Species
auritus
Species authority
Varona, 1970
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Cuba
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Cuba
Country ISO code(s)
CUB
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
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alonso HG, Schettino LR, Rodríguez A, Mancina CA & García IR.
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
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234145087_Libro_Rojo_de_los_Vertebrados_de_Cuba
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
Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba
González Alonso, H., L. Rodríguez Schettino, A. Rodríguez, C. A. Mancina e I. Ramos García. 2012. Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 304 pp.
Assessment ID
205768
Taxon name
Mesocapromys angelcabrerai
Varona, 1979
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesocapromys angelcabrerai
Varona, 1979
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
capromyidae
Genus
Mesocapromys
Species
angelcabrerai
Species authority
Varona, 1979
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Cuba
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Cuba
Country ISO code(s)
CUB
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
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alonso HG, Schettino LR, Rodríguez A, Mancina CA & García IR.
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
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234145087_Libro_Rojo_de_los_Vertebrados_de_Cuba
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
Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba
González Alonso, H., L. Rodríguez Schettino, A. Rodríguez, C. A. Mancina e I. Ramos García. 2012. Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 304 pp.
Assessment ID
205759
Taxon name
Lasiurus insularis
Hall and Jones, 1961
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lasiurus insularis
Hall and Jones, 1961
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Lasiurus
Species
insularis
Species authority
Hall and Jones, 1961
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Cuba
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Cuba
Country ISO code(s)
CUB
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
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alonso HG, Schettino LR, Rodríguez A, Mancina CA & García IR.
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
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234145087_Libro_Rojo_de_los_Vertebrados_de_Cuba
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
Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba
González Alonso, H., L. Rodríguez Schettino, A. Rodríguez, C. A. Mancina e I. Ramos García. 2012. Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Cuba. Editorial Academia, La Habana, 304 pp.