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NRLD - 96340 | Mirounga angustirostris

Assessment ID
96340
Taxon name
Mirounga angustirostris
Gill, 1866
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mirounga angustirostris
Gill, 1866
Common name(s)
Northern Elephant Seal (English), Éléphant de mer (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Mirounga
Species
angustirostris
Species authority
Gill, 1866
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Canada
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not at Risk; Non en péril
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Despite virtual extermination by 1860, protection of elephant seals and their breeding sites in the United States and Mexico has allowed them to make a remarkable recovery. They are now common enough to not be considered at risk.; Bien qu'ils aient été pratiquement exterminés avant 1860, la protection dont bénéficient les éléphants de mer et leurs sites de reproduction aux États-Unis et au Mexique leur a permis d'effectuer un rétablissement remarquable. Ils sont maintenant assez communs pour qu'on considère qu'ils ne sont pas en péril.
Assessment details
Year assessed
1986
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Environment Canada.
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN
Reference for methods given
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1986)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
British Columbia; Pacific Ocean
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
History
Designated Not at Risk in April 1986.; Espèce désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 1986.
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1986)
COSEWIC. 1986. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Web site: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html