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NRLD - 223161 | Balaenoptera physalus

Assessment ID
223161
Taxon name
Balaenoptera physalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera physalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Rorqual commun
Assessed taxon level
Population
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
physalus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Assessment for the population from the Mediterranean Sea
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Continental)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
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 rationale/justification
pr. C
Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.