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NRLD - 327462 | Otocyon megalotis

Assessment ID
327462
Taxon name
Otocyon megalotis
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Otocyon megalotis
Common name(s)
Raposa Orelhuda
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
candiae
Genus
Otocyon
Species
megalotis
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Angola
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Angola
Country ISO code(s)
AGO
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable (Vulnerável)
Abbreviated status
Vul
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2018
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério do Ambiente, Angola
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Ministerio do Ambiente (2018) LISTA VERMELHA DE ESPÉCIES DE ANGOLA: Extintas, ameaçadas de extinção, vulneráveis e invasoras.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2019/06/Lista-Vermelha-de-Espe%CC%81cies-em-Angola.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Ocorrência Histórica: Províncias do Sul
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
Caça furtiva
Publication
Lista Vermelha de especies de Angola: Extintas, ameaçadas de extinção, vulneráveis e invasoras
Ministério do Ambiente (2018). Lista Vermelha de especies de Angola: Extintas, ameaçadas de extinção, vulneráveis e invasoras. Ministério do Ambiente, Angola