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France

Official name
French Republic
ISO alpha-2 code
FR
ISO alpha-3 code
FRA
ISO numeric-3 code
250
Continent
Europe
Subscribe to France
Assessment ID
225472
Taxon name
Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier, 1823
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier, 1823
Common name(s)
Ziphius
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
ziphiidae
Genus
Ziphius
Species
cavirostris
Species authority
Cuvier, 1823
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
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
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.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
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
225471
Taxon name
Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier, 1823
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier, 1823
Common name(s)
Ziphius
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
ziphiidae
Genus
Ziphius
Species
cavirostris
Species authority
Cuvier, 1823
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (French Southern Territories (the))
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
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
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.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
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
225470
Taxon name
Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier, 1823
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier, 1823
Common name(s)
Ziphius
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
ziphiidae
Genus
Ziphius
Species
cavirostris
Species authority
Cuvier, 1823
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Adélie Land)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
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 rationale/justification
b
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.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
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
225438
Taxon name
Tursiops truncatus
(Montagu, 1821)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tursiops truncatus
(Montagu, 1821)
Common name(s)
Grand dauphin commun
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Tursiops
Species
truncatus
Species authority
(Montagu, 1821)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
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
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.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
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
225437
Taxon name
Tursiops aduncus
(Ehrenberg, 1832)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tursiops aduncus
(Ehrenberg, 1832)
Common name(s)
Grand dauphin indo-pacifique
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Tursiops
Species
aduncus
Species authority
(Ehrenberg, 1832)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
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
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.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
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
225364
Taxon name
Suncus etruscus
(Savi, 1822)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Suncus etruscus
(Savi, 1822)
Common name(s)
Pachyure étrusque
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
soricidae
Genus
Suncus
Species
etruscus
Species authority
(Savi, 1822)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
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 rationale/justification
a
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.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
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
225319
Taxon name
Stenella coeruleoalba
(Meyen, 1833)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stenella coeruleoalba
(Meyen, 1833)
Common name(s)
Dauphin bleu et blanc
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Stenella
Species
coeruleoalba
Species authority
(Meyen, 1833)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
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
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.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
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
225271
Taxon name
Rattus rattus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rattus rattus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Rat noir
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Rattus
Species
rattus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
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 rationale/justification
a
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.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
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
225270
Taxon name
Rattus rattus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rattus rattus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Rat noir
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Rattus
Species
rattus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (French Southern Territories (the))
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
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 rationale/justification
a
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.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
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
225268
Taxon name
Rattus norvegicus
(Berkenhout, 1769)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rattus norvegicus
(Berkenhout, 1769)
Common name(s)
Rat surmulot
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Rattus
Species
norvegicus
Species authority
(Berkenhout, 1769)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (French Southern Territories (the))
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
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 rationale/justification
a
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.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
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique