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New Zealand

Official name
New Zealand
ISO alpha-2 code
NZ
ISO alpha-3 code
NZL
ISO numeric-3 code
554
Continent
Oceania
Subscribe to New Zealand
Assessment ID
92262
Taxon name
Arctocephalus gazella
(Peters, 1875)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Arctocephalus gazella
(Peters, 1875)
Common name(s)
Antarctic fur seal
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
otariidae
Genus
Arctocephalus
Species
gazella
Species authority
(Peters, 1875)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
New Zealand
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
New Zealand
Country ISO code(s)
NZL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vagrant
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Hitchmough, R., Bull, L., Cromarty, P (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists- 2005. Wellington: New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Molloy, J.; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. 2002: Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for NewZealand. Threatened species occasional publication 22, 26 p.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42704; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sap244.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
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005
Hitchmough, R., L. Bull, and P. Cromarty (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Assessment ID
92261
Taxon name
Pseudorca crassidens
(Owen, 1846)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pseudorca crassidens
(Owen, 1846)
Common name(s)
False killer whale
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Pseudorca
Species
crassidens
Species authority
(Owen, 1846)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
New Zealand
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
New Zealand
Country ISO code(s)
NZL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not threatened
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Hitchmough, R., Bull, L., Cromarty, P (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists- 2005. Wellington: New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Molloy, J.; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. 2002: Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for NewZealand. Threatened species occasional publication 22, 26 p.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42704; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sap244.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
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005
Hitchmough, R., L. Bull, and P. Cromarty (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Assessment ID
92260
Taxon name
Lissodelphis peronii
(Lacépède, 1804)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lissodelphis peronii
(Lacépède, 1804)
Common name(s)
Southern right whale dolphin
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Lissodelphis
Species
peronii
Species authority
(Lacépède, 1804)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
New Zealand
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
New Zealand
Country ISO code(s)
NZL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not threatened
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Hitchmough, R., Bull, L., Cromarty, P (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists- 2005. Wellington: New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Molloy, J.; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. 2002: Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for NewZealand. Threatened species occasional publication 22, 26 p.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42704; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sap244.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
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005
Hitchmough, R., L. Bull, and P. Cromarty (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Assessment ID
92259
Taxon name
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
(Gray, 1828)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
(Gray, 1828)
Common name(s)
Dusky dolphin
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Lagenorhynchus
Species
obscurus
Species authority
(Gray, 1828)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
New Zealand
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
New Zealand
Country ISO code(s)
NZL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not threatened
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Hitchmough, R., Bull, L., Cromarty, P (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists- 2005. Wellington: New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Molloy, J.; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. 2002: Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for NewZealand. Threatened species occasional publication 22, 26 p.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42704; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sap244.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
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005
Hitchmough, R., L. Bull, and P. Cromarty (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Assessment ID
92258
Taxon name
Globicephala melas
(Traill, 1809)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Globicephala melas
(Traill, 1809)
Common name(s)
Long-finned pilot whale
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Globicephala
Species
melas
Species authority
(Traill, 1809)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
New Zealand
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
New Zealand
Country ISO code(s)
NZL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not threatened
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Hitchmough, R., Bull, L., Cromarty, P (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists- 2005. Wellington: New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Molloy, J.; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. 2002: Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for NewZealand. Threatened species occasional publication 22, 26 p.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42704; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sap244.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
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005
Hitchmough, R., L. Bull, and P. Cromarty (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Assessment ID
92257
Taxon name
Delphinus delphis
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Delphinus delphis
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Common dolphin
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Delphinus
Species
delphis
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
New Zealand
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
New Zealand
Country ISO code(s)
NZL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not threatened
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Hitchmough, R., Bull, L., Cromarty, P (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists- 2005. Wellington: New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Molloy, J.; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. 2002: Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for NewZealand. Threatened species occasional publication 22, 26 p.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42704; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sap244.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
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005
Hitchmough, R., L. Bull, and P. Cromarty (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Assessment ID
92256
Taxon name
Balaenoptera acutorostrata subsp.
Infrarank
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera acutorostrata subsp.
Common name(s)
Dwarf Minke whale
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
acutorostrata subsp.
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
New Zealand
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
New Zealand
Country ISO code(s)
NZL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not threatened
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Hitchmough, R., Bull, L., Cromarty, P (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists- 2005. Wellington: New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Molloy, J.; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. 2002: Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for NewZealand. Threatened species occasional publication 22, 26 p.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42704; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sap244.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
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005
Hitchmough, R., L. Bull, and P. Cromarty (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Assessment ID
92255
Taxon name
Arctocephalus forsteri
(Lesson, 1828)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Arctocephalus forsteri
(Lesson, 1828)
Common name(s)
New Zealand fur seal
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
otariidae
Genus
Arctocephalus
Species
forsteri
Species authority
(Lesson, 1828)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
New Zealand
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
New Zealand
Country ISO code(s)
NZL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not threatened
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Hitchmough, R., Bull, L., Cromarty, P (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists- 2005. Wellington: New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Molloy, J.; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. 2002: Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for NewZealand. Threatened species occasional publication 22, 26 p.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42704; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sap244.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
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005
Hitchmough, R., L. Bull, and P. Cromarty (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Assessment ID
92254
Taxon name
Physeter macrocephalus
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Physeter macrocephalus
Common name(s)
Sperm whale
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
physeteridae
Genus
Physeter
Species
macrocephalus
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
New Zealand
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
New Zealand
Country ISO code(s)
NZL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Migrant
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Hitchmough, R., Bull, L., Cromarty, P (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists- 2005. Wellington: New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Molloy, J.; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. 2002: Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for NewZealand. Threatened species occasional publication 22, 26 p.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42704; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sap244.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
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005
Hitchmough, R., L. Bull, and P. Cromarty (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Assessment ID
92253
Taxon name
Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)
Common name(s)
Humpback whale
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Megaptera
Species
novaeangliae
Species authority
(Borowski, 1781)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
New Zealand
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
New Zealand
Country ISO code(s)
NZL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Migrant
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Hitchmough, R., Bull, L., Cromarty, P (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists- 2005. Wellington: New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Molloy, J.; Bell, B.; Clout, M.; de Lange, P.; Gibbs, G.; Given, D.; Norton, D.; Smith, N.; Stephens, T. 2002: Classifying species according to threat of extinction. A system for NewZealand. Threatened species occasional publication 22, 26 p.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/MultiPageDocumentTOC.aspx?id=42704; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSOP22.pdf; http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/sap244.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
New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005
Hitchmough, R., L. Bull, and P. Cromarty (compilers). 2007. New Zealand Threat Classification System lists - 2005. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington.