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Estonia

Official name
Republic of Estonia
ISO alpha-2 code
EE
ISO alpha-3 code
EST
ISO numeric-3 code
233
Continent
Europe
Subscribe to Estonia
Assessment ID
211867
Taxon name
Gulo gulo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Gulo gulo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Gulo
Species
gulo
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.pdf
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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
211718
Taxon name
Cervus nippon
Temminck, 1838
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cervus nippon
Temminck, 1838
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Cervus
Species
nippon
Species authority
Temminck, 1838
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.pdf
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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
211510
Taxon name
Vulpes vulpes
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Vulpes vulpes
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
canidae
Genus
Vulpes
Species
vulpes
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.pdf
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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
211455
Taxon name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
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
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.pdf
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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
211385
Taxon name
Talpa europaea
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Talpa europaea
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
talpidae
Genus
Talpa
Species
europaea
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.pdf
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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
211372
Taxon name
Sus scrofa scrofa
Linnaeus, 1758
Infrarank
Sus scrofa scrofa
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sus scrofa scrofa
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Sus scrofa scrofa
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
suidae
Genus
Sus
Species
scrofa scrofa
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.pdf
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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
211258
Taxon name
Sorex minutus
Linnaeus, 1766
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sorex minutus
Linnaeus, 1766
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
soricidae
Genus
Sorex
Species
minutus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1766
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.pdf
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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
211257
Taxon name
Sorex araneus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sorex araneus
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
soricidae
Genus
Sorex
Species
araneus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.pdf
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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
211234
Taxon name
Sicista betulina
(Pallas, 1779)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sicista betulina
(Pallas, 1779)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
dipodidae
Genus
Sicista
Species
betulina
Species authority
(Pallas, 1779)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.pdf
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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
211210
Taxon name
Sciurus vulgaris
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sciurus vulgaris
Linnaeus, 1758
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
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.pdf
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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng