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Saudi Arabia

Official name
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ISO alpha-2 code
SA
ISO alpha-3 code
SAU
ISO numeric-3 code
682
Continent
Asia
Subscribe to Saudi Arabia
Assessment ID
327570
Taxon name
Hyaena hyaena
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Hyaena hyaena
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Striped Hyena
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
hyaenidae
Genus
Hyaena
Species
hyaena
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Arabian Peninsula
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (the)
Yemen
Country ISO code(s)
KWT
OMN
QAT
SAU
ARE
YEM
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
David Mallon and Kevin Budd
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
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-53-001.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
Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula
Mallon, D. and Budd, K. (eds). (2011). Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula. Cambridge, UK and Gland Switzerland: IUCN, and Sharjah, UAE: Environment and Protected Areas Authority vi+49pp.
Assessment ID
327569
Taxon name
Herpestes edwardsi
Blanford, 1874
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Herpestes edwardsi
Blanford, 1874
Common name(s)
Indian Grey Mongoose
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
herpestidae
Genus
Herpestes
Species
edwardsi
Species authority
Blanford, 1874
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Arabian Peninsula
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (the)
Yemen
Country ISO code(s)
KWT
OMN
QAT
SAU
ARE
YEM
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
David Mallon and Kevin Budd
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
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-53-001.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
Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula
Mallon, D. and Budd, K. (eds). (2011). Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula. Cambridge, UK and Gland Switzerland: IUCN, and Sharjah, UAE: Environment and Protected Areas Authority vi+49pp.
Assessment ID
327568
Taxon name
Genetta genetta
Thunberg, 1811
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Genetta genetta
Thunberg, 1811
Common name(s)
Common Genet
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
viverridae
Genus
Genetta
Species
genetta
Species authority
Thunberg, 1811
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Arabian Peninsula
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (the)
Yemen
Country ISO code(s)
KWT
OMN
QAT
SAU
ARE
YEM
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
David Mallon and Kevin Budd
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
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-53-001.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
Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula
Mallon, D. and Budd, K. (eds). (2011). Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula. Cambridge, UK and Gland Switzerland: IUCN, and Sharjah, UAE: Environment and Protected Areas Authority vi+49pp.
Assessment ID
327567
Taxon name
Felis silvestris
Schreber, 1777
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Felis silvestris
Schreber, 1777
Common name(s)
Wildcat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Felis
Species
silvestris
Species authority
Schreber, 1777
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Arabian Peninsula
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (the)
Yemen
Country ISO code(s)
KWT
OMN
QAT
SAU
ARE
YEM
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
David Mallon and Kevin Budd
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
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-53-001.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
Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula
Mallon, D. and Budd, K. (eds). (2011). Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula. Cambridge, UK and Gland Switzerland: IUCN, and Sharjah, UAE: Environment and Protected Areas Authority vi+49pp.
Assessment ID
327566
Taxon name
Felis margarita
Loche, 1858
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Felis margarita
Loche, 1858
Common name(s)
Sand Cat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Felis
Species
margarita
Species authority
Loche, 1858
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Arabian Peninsula
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (the)
Yemen
Country ISO code(s)
KWT
OMN
QAT
SAU
ARE
YEM
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
David Mallon and Kevin Budd
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
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-53-001.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
Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula
Mallon, D. and Budd, K. (eds). (2011). Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula. Cambridge, UK and Gland Switzerland: IUCN, and Sharjah, UAE: Environment and Protected Areas Authority vi+49pp.
Assessment ID
327565
Taxon name
Caracal caracal
Schreber, 1776
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Caracal caracal
Schreber, 1776
Common name(s)
Caracal
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Caracal
Species
caracal
Species authority
Schreber, 1776
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Arabian Peninsula
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (the)
Yemen
Country ISO code(s)
KWT
OMN
QAT
SAU
ARE
YEM
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
David Mallon and Kevin Budd
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
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-53-001.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
Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula
Mallon, D. and Budd, K. (eds). (2011). Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula. Cambridge, UK and Gland Switzerland: IUCN, and Sharjah, UAE: Environment and Protected Areas Authority vi+49pp.
Assessment ID
327564
Taxon name
Canis lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Canis lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Grey Wolf
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
canidae
Genus
Canis
Species
lupus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Arabian Peninsula
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (the)
Yemen
Country ISO code(s)
KWT
OMN
QAT
SAU
ARE
YEM
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
David Mallon and Kevin Budd
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
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-53-001.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
Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula
Mallon, D. and Budd, K. (eds). (2011). Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula. Cambridge, UK and Gland Switzerland: IUCN, and Sharjah, UAE: Environment and Protected Areas Authority vi+49pp.
Assessment ID
327563
Taxon name
Canis aureus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Canis aureus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Golden Jackal, Common Jackal
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
canidae
Genus
Canis
Species
aureus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Arabian Peninsula
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (the)
Yemen
Country ISO code(s)
KWT
OMN
QAT
SAU
ARE
YEM
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
David Mallon and Kevin Budd
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
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-53-001.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
Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula
Mallon, D. and Budd, K. (eds). (2011). Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula. Cambridge, UK and Gland Switzerland: IUCN, and Sharjah, UAE: Environment and Protected Areas Authority vi+49pp.
Assessment ID
327562
Taxon name
Bdeogale crassicauda
Peters, 1852
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Bdeogale crassicauda
Peters, 1852
Common name(s)
Bushy-tailed Mongoose
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
herpestidae
Genus
Bdeogale
Species
crassicauda
Species authority
Peters, 1852
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Arabian Peninsula
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (the)
Yemen
Country ISO code(s)
KWT
OMN
QAT
SAU
ARE
YEM
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
David Mallon and Kevin Budd
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
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-53-001.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
Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula
Mallon, D. and Budd, K. (eds). (2011). Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula. Cambridge, UK and Gland Switzerland: IUCN, and Sharjah, UAE: Environment and Protected Areas Authority vi+49pp.
Assessment ID
327561
Taxon name
Acinonyx jubatus
Schreber, 1776
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Acinonyx jubatus
Schreber, 1776
Common name(s)
Cheetah
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Acinonyx
Species
jubatus
Species authority
Schreber, 1776
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Arabian Peninsula
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates (the)
Yemen
Country ISO code(s)
KWT
OMN
QAT
SAU
ARE
YEM
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Regionally Extinct
Abbreviated status
RE
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
David Mallon and Kevin Budd
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
https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/RL-53-001.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
Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula
Mallon, D. and Budd, K. (eds). (2011). Regional Red List Status of Carnivores in the Arabian Peninsula. Cambridge, UK and Gland Switzerland: IUCN, and Sharjah, UAE: Environment and Protected Areas Authority vi+49pp.