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

Orcinus orca | 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
319987
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
Orcinus orca | (Linnaeus, 1758)
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

Mesoplodon mirus | 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
319986
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
Mesoplodon mirus | True, 1913
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

Mesoplodon layardii | 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
319985
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
Mesoplodon layardii | (Gray, 1865)
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

Mesoplodon hectori | 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
319984
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
Mesoplodon hectori | (Gray, 1871)
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

Mesoplodon grayi | 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
319983
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
Mesoplodon grayi | Von Haast, 1876
Mesoplodon grayi | Von Haast, 1876
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Gray's Beaked Whale
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

Mesoplodon densirostris | 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
319982
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
Mesoplodon densirostris | (Blainville, 1817)
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

Megaptera novaeangliae | 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
319981
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
Megaptera novaeangliae | (Borowski, 1781)
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
Near_endemic
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Near_endemic
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Verified entry
Off

Lissodelphis peronii | 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
319979
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
Lissodelphis peronii | (Lacépède, 1804)
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

Lagenorhynchus obscurus | 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
319978
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
Lagenorhynchus obscurus | (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

Lagenorhynchus cruciger | 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
319977
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
Lagenorhynchus cruciger | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Lagenorhynchus cruciger | (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Hourglass Dolphin
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
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