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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
209089
Taxon name
Erinaceus concolor
Martin, 1838
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Erinaceus concolor
Martin, 1838
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
erinaceomorpha
Family
erinaceidae
Genus
Erinaceus
Species
concolor
Species authority
Martin, 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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
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
209078
Taxon name
Eliomys quercinus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Eliomys quercinus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
gliridae
Genus
Eliomys
Species
quercinus
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
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
208740
Taxon name
Apodemus uralensis
(Pallas, 1811)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Apodemus uralensis
(Pallas, 1811)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Apodemus
Species
uralensis
Species authority
(Pallas, 1811)
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
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
NRL Publication ID
617
Published
2008
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Location and scope
Locality (as published)
Estonia
Scope of the publication
National
Countries included within the publication
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EE
Does the publication cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Taxonomic coverage
Taxonomic groups included
Amphibians
Birds
Fishes
Mushrooms etc
Lichens
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Insects
Molluscs
Mammals
Multi-taxa
Green Algae
Mosses
Red Algae
Reptiles
Ferns and Allies
Flowering Plants
Gymnosperms
Full taxonomic coverage?
Yes
Further details
Assessments extracted and within NRLD?
No
Data Stewardship Groups responsible
Nature Conservation Committee of Estonian Academy of Sciences
Publication format
Electronic format
Reference and Website
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Language
Estonian

Assessments within the NRLD

Species or Taxon Taxonomic Group Year Assessed Countries Criteria system Status More info
No results.
Assessment ID
20791
Taxon name
Sorex caecutiens
Laxmann, 1788
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sorex caecutiens
Laxmann, 1788
Common name(s)
Estonian: laane-karihiir
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
soricidae
Genus
Sorex
Species
caecutiens
Species authority
Laxmann, 1788
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
Indeterminate
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
1998
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lilleleht, V. (Ed.). 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia. Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Ingelög et al. (1993) Red data book of the Baltic Region. Uppsala : Swedish Threatened Species Unit, in cooperation with Institute of Biology, Riga.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.zbi.ee/punane/muu/saateks_e.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Old forests, Mixed forests, Fens
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Cause unknown, Forestry activities
Publication
Eesti Punane Raamat
Lilleleht, V., editor. 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia: Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Assessment ID
20790
Taxon name
Microtus subterraneus
(de Selys-Longchamps, 1836)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Microtus subterraneus
(de Selys-Longchamps, 1836)
Common name(s)
Estonian: vàµsa-uruhiir
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Microtus
Species
subterraneus
Species authority
(de Selys-Longchamps, 1836)
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
Indeterminate
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
1998
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lilleleht, V. (Ed.). 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia. Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Ingelög et al. (1993) Red data book of the Baltic Region. Uppsala : Swedish Threatened Species Unit, in cooperation with Institute of Biology, Riga.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.zbi.ee/punane/muu/saateks_e.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Bushes, Meadows, Lakeshores and river banks,
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Drainage of mires and peat bog harvesting, Drainage of forests
Publication
Eesti Punane Raamat
Lilleleht, V., editor. 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia: Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Assessment ID
20789
Taxon name
Microtus oeconomus
(Pallas, 1776)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Microtus oeconomus
(Pallas, 1776)
Common name(s)
Estonian: soo-uruhiir
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Microtus
Species
oeconomus
Species authority
(Pallas, 1776)
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
Indeterminate
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
1998
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lilleleht, V. (Ed.). 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia. Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Ingelög et al. (1993) Red data book of the Baltic Region. Uppsala : Swedish Threatened Species Unit, in cooperation with Institute of Biology, Riga.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.zbi.ee/punane/muu/saateks_e.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Meadows, Lakeshores and river banks, Fens
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Drainage of mires and peat bog harvesting, Changes in waterbodies (channelization, dredging, water level regulation)
Publication
Eesti Punane Raamat
Lilleleht, V., editor. 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia: Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Assessment ID
20788
Taxon name
Lutra lutra
Lataste, 1885
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lutra lutra
Lataste, 1885
Common name(s)
Estonian: saarmas
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
Lataste, 1885
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
Care demanding
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
1998
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lilleleht, V. (Ed.). 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia. Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Ingelög et al. (1993) Red data book of the Baltic Region. Uppsala : Swedish Threatened Species Unit, in cooperation with Institute of Biology, Riga.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.zbi.ee/punane/muu/saateks_e.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Lakeshores and river banks, Rivers (incl. canals and ditches), Lakes, Springs
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Exploitation due to trapping, hunting, mining, illegal hunting or fishing, Distrubance and traffic, Environmental toxins, air pollution, acidification
Publication
Eesti Punane Raamat
Lilleleht, V., editor. 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia: Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Assessment ID
20787
Taxon name
Haliochoerus grypus
(Fabr.)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Haliochoerus grypus
(Fabr.)
Common name(s)
Estonian: hallhüljes
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Haliochoerus
Species
grypus
Species authority
(Fabr.)
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
Care demanding
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
1998
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lilleleht, V. (Ed.). 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia. Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Ingelög et al. (1993) Red data book of the Baltic Region. Uppsala : Swedish Threatened Species Unit, in cooperation with Institute of Biology, Riga.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.zbi.ee/punane/muu/saateks_e.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Sea
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Exploitation due to trapping, hunting, mining, illegal hunting or fishing, Distrubance and traffic, Environmental toxins, air pollution, acidification
Publication
Eesti Punane Raamat
Lilleleht, V., editor. 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia: Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Assessment ID
20786
Taxon name
Vespertilio murinus
Linnaeus, 1758
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Vespertilio murinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Estonian: suur-nahkhiir
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
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
Rare
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
1998
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Lilleleht, V. (Ed.). 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia. Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Ingelög et al. (1993) Red data book of the Baltic Region. Uppsala : Swedish Threatened Species Unit, in cooperation with Institute of Biology, Riga.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.zbi.ee/punane/muu/saateks_e.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Old forests, Meadows, Parks, gardens, courtyards
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Distrubance and traffic, Forestry activities, Mining (incl. taking of sand and clay, quarries, etc)
Publication
Eesti Punane Raamat
Lilleleht, V., editor. 1998. Red Data Book of Estonia: Threatened Fungi, Plants and Animals. Tartu. 150 p. (In Estonian with English summary).