Spermophilus alashanicus | Mongolian Red List of Mammals
Taxa
Spermophilus alashanicus | Büchner, 1888
Publication
NRL Record ID
69
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
A3c
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has beenexperiencing a continuing decline in habitat extent andquality, through habitat degradation. Generation length hasbeen estimated as two to three years based on data fromMacdonald (2004). A population decline of at least 50%over the ten years is expected, qualifying it as Endangeredunder Criterion A3c. The assessment remains unchangedfollowing application of regional criteria as there is nosignifi cant immigration from adjacent countries.
Assessment year
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Clark, E.L., Munkhbat, J., Dulamtseren, S., Baillie, J.E.M., Batsaikhan, N., Samiya, R. and Stubbe, M. (compilers and editors). 2006. Mongolian Red List of Mammals. Regional Red List Series Vol. 1. Zoological Society of London, London. (In English and Mongolian).
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government|NGO
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2012/08/Mongolia-Red-List-of-Mammals-2006-English.pdf; https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2012/08/Mongolia-Red-List-of-Mammals-2006-Mongolian-.pdf
Supplementary Links
National University of Mongolia; Mongolian Academy of Sciences; Ministry of Nature and Environment';
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spermophilus alashanicus | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Sciuridae | Spermophilus |