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Mustela macrodon | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)

Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)
NRL Record ID
95884
Location
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Sea Mink (English)
Vison de mer (Français)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Atlantic Ocean
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Extinct; Disparue
Assessment status abreviation
EX
Assessment rationale/justification
The last verified specimen was killed in New Brunswick in 1894.; Le dernier individu de cette espèce a été tué au Nouveau-Brunswick en 1894.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Supplementary Links

COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada/ COSEPAC- Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada; SARA Registry- Species at Risk Public Registry; Registre de la LEP- Registre public des espèces en péril

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Believed Extinct since 1894. Designated Extinct in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000.; L'espèce semble être disparue depuis 1894. Espèce désignée ' disparue ' en avril 1986. Réexamen et confirmation du statut en mai 2000.