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NRLD - 96220 | Erignathus barbatus

Assessment ID
96220
Taxon name
Erignathus barbatus
Erxleben, 1777
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Erignathus barbatus
Erxleben, 1777
Common name(s)
Bearded Seal (English), Phoque barbu (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Erignathus
Species
barbatus
Species authority
Erxleben, 1777
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
Data Deficient; Données insuffisantes
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
The species has a circumpolar Arctic distribution. No complete, reliable or recent estimates of total abundance and spatial distribution in Canada are available, nor is any reliable information available on population trends. The species remains widespread in areas of broken pack ice. It is known to be highly dependent on sea ice as a platform used to haul out to rest, moult, give birth and nurse pups. However, the information available on climate and sea ice changes and how such changes might affect the species is insufficient to support an evaluation of their potential as a population-level threat to the species.; Cette espèce a une aire de répartition circumpolaire arctique. On ne dispose d'aucune estimation complète, fiable ou récente de l'abondance totale et de la répartition spatiale de l'espèce au Canada, ni d'information fiable sur les tendances démographiques. L'espèce demeure répandue dans les zones de banquise fragmentée. Elle est fortement dépendante de la présence de glace marine, utilisant celle-ci comme plateforme pour se reposer, muer, mettre bas et nourrir ses petits. Cependant, on ne dispose pas de suffisamment d'information sur les changements climatiques et des glaces marines, et sur la manière dont ces changements pourraient toucher l'espèce, pour appuyer une évaluation sur le risque de menace à l'échelle de la population.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
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 (2007)
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Manitoba; Ontario; Newfoundland; Arctic Ocean; Atlantic 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 1994. Species considered in April 2007 and placed in the Data Deficient category.; Espèce désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 1994. Espèce étudiée en avril 2007 et classée dans la catégorie ' données insuffisantes '.
Publication
COSEWIC. 2007. 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