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Sweden

Official name
Kingdom of Sweden
ISO alpha-2 code
SE
ISO alpha-3 code
SWE
ISO numeric-3 code
752
Continent
Europe
Subscribe to Sweden
NRL Publication ID
643
Published
2003
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Location and scope
Locality (as published)
Europe
Scope of the publication
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the publication
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
Country ISO code(s)
AUT
BEL
BGR
CYP
CZE
DNK
EST
FIN
FRA
DEU
GRC
HUN
IRL
ITA
LVA
LTU
LUX
MLT
NLD
POL
PRT
ROU
SVK
SVN
ESP
SWE
GBR
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?
No
Further details
Assessments extracted and within NRLD?
No
Data Stewardship Groups responsible
WWF and Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Vienna-Krakow
Publication format
Electronic format
Reference and Website
Witkowski Z.J., Król W., Solarz W. (eds.) (2003) Carpathian List Of Endangered Species. WWF and Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Vienna-Krakow
Supplementary Links

Carpathian EcoRegion Initiative

Language
English

Assessments within the NRLD

Species or Taxon Taxonomic Group Year Assessed Countries Criteria system Status More info
Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Spermophilus citellus (Linnaeus, 1766) Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Sorex alpinus Schinz, 1837 Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Sicista betulina (Pallas, 1779) Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Rhinolophus mehelyi Matschie, 1901 Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800) Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774) Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853 Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Rhinolophus blasii Peters, 1866 Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Pitymys tatricus Kratochvil, 1952 Mammals 2003 Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Assessment ID
51435
Taxon name
Rangifer tarandus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rangifer tarandus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Rangifer
Species
tarandus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sweden
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sweden
Country ISO code(s)
SWE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Regionally Extinct
Abbreviated status
EX
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Gärdenfors, U. (ed.) 2005. The 2005 Red List of Swedish Species. ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala.
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
INVALID http://www.artdata.slu.se/rodlista/
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
Alpine zone; Forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
Gärdenfors, U. 2005. Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005. ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. 496 pp.
Assessment ID
51434
Taxon name
Cervus elaphus elaphus
Infrarank
Cervus elaphus elaphus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cervus elaphus elaphus
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Cervus elaphus elaphus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Cervus
Species
elaphus elaphus
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sweden
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sweden
Country ISO code(s)
SWE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
D1
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Gärdenfors, U. (ed.) 2005. The 2005 Red List of Swedish Species. ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala.
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
INVALID http://www.artdata.slu.se/rodlista/
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
Agricultural landscapes; Forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
Gärdenfors, U. 2005. Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005. ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. 496 pp.
Assessment ID
51422
Taxon name
Phocoena phocoena
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phocoena phocoena
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
phocoenidae
Genus
Phocoena
Species
phocoena
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sweden
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sweden
Country ISO code(s)
SWE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
A2bde+3bde+4bde;C1
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Gärdenfors, U. (ed.) 2005. The 2005 Red List of Swedish Species. ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala.
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
INVALID http://www.artdata.slu.se/rodlista/
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
Marine environments
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
Gärdenfors, U. 2005. Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005. ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. 496 pp.
Assessment ID
51417
Taxon name
Halichoerus grypus
(Fabricius, 1791)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Halichoerus grypus
(Fabricius, 1791)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Halichoerus
Species
grypus
Species authority
(Fabricius, 1791)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sweden
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sweden
Country ISO code(s)
SWE
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
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Gärdenfors, U. (ed.) 2005. The 2005 Red List of Swedish Species. ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala.
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
INVALID http://www.artdata.slu.se/rodlista/
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
Seashore; Marine environments
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
Gärdenfors, U. 2005. Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005. ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. 496 pp.
Assessment ID
51416
Taxon name
Phoca vitulina
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phoca vitulina
Common name(s)
(östersjö)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Phoca
Species
vitulina
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sweden
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sweden
Country ISO code(s)
SWE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
D
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Gärdenfors, U. (ed.) 2005. The 2005 Red List of Swedish Species. ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala.
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
INVALID http://www.artdata.slu.se/rodlista/
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
Seashore; Marine environments
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
Gärdenfors, U. 2005. Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005. ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. 496 pp.
Assessment ID
51415
Taxon name
Phoca hispida
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phoca hispida
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Phoca
Species
hispida
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sweden
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sweden
Country ISO code(s)
SWE
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
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Gärdenfors, U. (ed.) 2005. The 2005 Red List of Swedish Species. ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala.
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
INVALID http://www.artdata.slu.se/rodlista/
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
Seashore; Marine environments
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
Gärdenfors, U. 2005. Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005. ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. 496 pp.
Assessment ID
51414
Taxon name
Lutra lutra
Lataste, 1885
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lutra lutra
Lataste, 1885
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
Sweden
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sweden
Country ISO code(s)
SWE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
D1
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Gärdenfors, U. (ed.) 2005. The 2005 Red List of Swedish Species. ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala.
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
INVALID http://www.artdata.slu.se/rodlista/
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
Seashore; Freshwater environments; Marine environments; Wetlands
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
Gärdenfors, U. 2005. Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005. ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. 496 pp.
Assessment ID
51413
Taxon name
Gulo gulo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Gulo gulo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Gulo
Species
gulo
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sweden
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sweden
Country ISO code(s)
SWE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
D
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Gärdenfors, U. (ed.) 2005. The 2005 Red List of Swedish Species. ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala.
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
INVALID http://www.artdata.slu.se/rodlista/
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
Alpine zone; Forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
Gärdenfors, U. 2005. Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005. ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. 496 pp.
Assessment ID
51412
Taxon name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Species
arctos
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sweden
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sweden
Country ISO code(s)
SWE
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
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Gärdenfors, U. (ed.) 2005. The 2005 Red List of Swedish Species. ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala.
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
INVALID http://www.artdata.slu.se/rodlista/
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
Alpine zone; Forest; Wetlands
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
Gärdenfors, U. 2005. Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005. ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. 496 pp.