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NRLD - 293640 | Dinomys branickii

Assessment ID
293640
Taxon name
Dinomys branickii
Peters, 1873
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dinomys branickii
Peters, 1873
Common name(s)
Pacarana
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
dinomyidae
Genus
Dinomys
Species
branickii
Species authority
Peters, 1873
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered (En Peligro)
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve