South Africa

Official name
Republic of South Africa
ISO alpha-2 code
ZA
ISO alpha-3 code
ZAF
ISO numeric-3 code
710
Continent
Africa

Tursiops aduncus | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319999
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Tursiops aduncus | (Ehrenberg, 1833)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Subpopulation
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Tasmacetus shepherdi | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319996
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Tasmacetus shepherdi | Oliver, 1937
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Steno bredanensis | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319995
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Steno bredanensis | (Lesson, 1828)
Steno bredanensis | (G. Cuvier in Lesson, 1828)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Rough-toothed Dolphin
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Stenella longirostris | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319994
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Stenella longirostris | (Gray, 1828)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Stenella coeruleoalba | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319993
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Stenella coeruleoalba | (Meyen, 1833)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Stenella attenuata | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319992
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Stenella attenuata | (Gray, 1846)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Sousa plumbea | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319991
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Sousa plumbea | (G. Cuvier, 1829)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Pseudorca crassidens | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319990
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Pseudorca crassidens | (Owen, 1846)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Physeter macrocephalus | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319989
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Physeter macrocephalus | Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Peponocephala electra | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319988
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Swaziland
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Peponocephala electra | (Gray, 1846)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off
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