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Nicaragua

Official name
Republic of Nicaragua
ISO alpha-2 code
NI
ISO alpha-3 code
NIC
ISO numeric-3 code
558
Continent
Northern America
Subscribe to Nicaragua
Assessment ID
232389
Taxon name
Trichechus manatus ssp. manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Infrarank
Trichechus manatus manatus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Trichechus manatus ssp. manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Trichechus manatus manatus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
sirenia
Family
trichechidae
Genus
Trichechus
Species
manatus ssp. manatus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nicaragua
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nicaragua
Country ISO code(s)
NIC
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 rationale/justification
A2acd
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA)
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.bibliotecavirtualelmalinche.info/images/documentos/BVEM-0005.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
Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo
Edwin Castro Rivera & Raomir Manzanarez [eds] (2013) Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo, Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA) del Movimiento Jóvenes Ambientalistas, Casa A-23, Managua Nicaragua - Centroamérica. Apartado Postal OR-06
Assessment ID
232388
Taxon name
Tapirus bairdii
(Gill, 1865)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tapirus bairdii
(Gill, 1865)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
perissodactyla
Family
tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Species
bairdii
Species authority
(Gill, 1865)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Tapirella bairdii (Gill, 1865) (accepted name)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nicaragua
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nicaragua
Country ISO code(s)
NIC
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 rationale/justification
A2ac
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA)
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.bibliotecavirtualelmalinche.info/images/documentos/BVEM-0005.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
Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo
Edwin Castro Rivera & Raomir Manzanarez [eds] (2013) Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo, Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA) del Movimiento Jóvenes Ambientalistas, Casa A-23, Managua Nicaragua - Centroamérica. Apartado Postal OR-06
Assessment ID
232383
Taxon name
Panthera onca
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Panthera onca
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Panthera
Species
onca
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nicaragua
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nicaragua
Country ISO code(s)
NIC
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 rationale/justification
A2abc
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA)
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.bibliotecavirtualelmalinche.info/images/documentos/BVEM-0005.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
Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo
Edwin Castro Rivera & Raomir Manzanarez [eds] (2013) Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo, Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA) del Movimiento Jóvenes Ambientalistas, Casa A-23, Managua Nicaragua - Centroamérica. Apartado Postal OR-06
Assessment ID
232379
Taxon name
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
pilosa
Family
myrmecophagidae
Genus
Myrmecophaga
Species
tridactyla
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nicaragua
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nicaragua
Country ISO code(s)
NIC
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
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA)
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.bibliotecavirtualelmalinche.info/images/documentos/BVEM-0005.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
Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo
Edwin Castro Rivera & Raomir Manzanarez [eds] (2013) Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo, Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA) del Movimiento Jóvenes Ambientalistas, Casa A-23, Managua Nicaragua - Centroamérica. Apartado Postal OR-06
Assessment ID
232377
Taxon name
Lontra longicaudis
(Olfers, 1818)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lontra longicaudis
(Olfers, 1818)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Lontra
Species
longicaudis
Species authority
(Olfers, 1818)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nicaragua
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nicaragua
Country ISO code(s)
NIC
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 rationale/justification
A2ac
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA)
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.bibliotecavirtualelmalinche.info/images/documentos/BVEM-0005.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
Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo
Edwin Castro Rivera & Raomir Manzanarez [eds] (2013) Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo, Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA) del Movimiento Jóvenes Ambientalistas, Casa A-23, Managua Nicaragua - Centroamérica. Apartado Postal OR-06
Assessment ID
232374
Taxon name
Leopardus wiedii ssp. nicaraguae
J. A. Allen, 1919
Infrarank
Leopardus wiedii nicaraguae
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Leopardus wiedii ssp. nicaraguae
J. A. Allen, 1919
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Leopardus wiedii nicaraguae
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Leopardus
Species
wiedii ssp. Nicaraguae
Species authority
J. A. Allen, 1919
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nicaragua
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nicaragua
Country ISO code(s)
NIC
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 rationale/justification
A2abcd
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA)
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.bibliotecavirtualelmalinche.info/images/documentos/BVEM-0005.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
Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo
Edwin Castro Rivera & Raomir Manzanarez [eds] (2013) Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo, Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA) del Movimiento Jóvenes Ambientalistas, Casa A-23, Managua Nicaragua - Centroamérica. Apartado Postal OR-06
Assessment ID
232373
Taxon name
Leopardus tigrinus
(Schreber, 1775)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Leopardus tigrinus
(Schreber, 1775)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Leopardus
Species
tigrinus
Species authority
(Schreber, 1775)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nicaragua
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nicaragua
Country ISO code(s)
NIC
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 rationale/justification
A2acd
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA)
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.bibliotecavirtualelmalinche.info/images/documentos/BVEM-0005.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
Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo
Edwin Castro Rivera & Raomir Manzanarez [eds] (2013) Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo, Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA) del Movimiento Jóvenes Ambientalistas, Casa A-23, Managua Nicaragua - Centroamérica. Apartado Postal OR-06
Assessment ID
232372
Taxon name
Leopardus pardalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Leopardus pardalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Leopardus
Species
pardalis
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nicaragua
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nicaragua
Country ISO code(s)
NIC
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 rationale/justification
A2abcd
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA)
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.bibliotecavirtualelmalinche.info/images/documentos/BVEM-0005.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
Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo
Edwin Castro Rivera & Raomir Manzanarez [eds] (2013) Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo, Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA) del Movimiento Jóvenes Ambientalistas, Casa A-23, Managua Nicaragua - Centroamérica. Apartado Postal OR-06
Assessment ID
232353
Taxon name
Ateles geoffroyi ssp. Frontatus
(Gray, 1842)
Infrarank
Ateles geoffroyi Frontatus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ateles geoffroyi ssp. Frontatus
(Gray, 1842)
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Ateles geoffroyi Frontatus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
atelidae
Genus
Ateles
Species
geoffroyi ssp. frontatus
Species authority
(Gray, 1842)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nicaragua
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nicaragua
Country ISO code(s)
NIC
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 rationale/justification
A2ac
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA)
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.bibliotecavirtualelmalinche.info/images/documentos/BVEM-0005.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
Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo
Edwin Castro Rivera & Raomir Manzanarez [eds] (2013) Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo, Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA) del Movimiento Jóvenes Ambientalistas, Casa A-23, Managua Nicaragua - Centroamérica. Apartado Postal OR-06
NRL Publication ID
612
Published
2013
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Location and scope
Locality (as published)
Nicaragua
Scope of the publication
National
Countries included within the publication
Nicaragua
Country ISO code(s)
NI
Does the publication cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Taxonomic coverage
Taxonomic groups included
Amphibians
Birds
Mammals
Multi-taxa
Reptiles
Full taxonomic coverage?
No
Further details
Assessments extracted and within NRLD?
No
Data Stewardship Groups responsible
Jóvenes Ambientalistas
Publication format
Electronic format
Reference and Website
Edwin Castro Rivera & Raomir Manzanarez [eds] (2013) Lista Roja de Especies en Alto Riesgo, Centro de Investigación, Capacitación y Formación Ambiental (CICFA) del Movimiento Jóvenes Ambientalistas, Casa A-23, Managua Nicaragua - Centroamérica. Apartado Postal OR-06
Language
Spanish

Assessments within the NRLD

Species or Taxon Taxonomic Group Year Assessed Countries Criteria system Status More info
Trichechus manatus ssp. manatus Linnaeus, 1758 Mammals 2013 Nicaragua IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info
Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865) Mammals 2013 Nicaragua IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) Mammals 2013 Nicaragua IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info
Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 Mammals 2013 Nicaragua IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) Mammals 2013 Nicaragua IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Leopardus wiedii ssp. nicaraguae J. A. Allen, 1919 Mammals 2013 Nicaragua IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Leopardus tigrinus (Schreber, 1775) Mammals 2013 Nicaragua IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info
Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Mammals 2013 Nicaragua IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Ateles geoffroyi ssp. Frontatus (Gray, 1842) Mammals 2013 Nicaragua IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info