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Assessment ID
224484
Taxon name
Balaenoptera musculus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera musculus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Baleine bleue
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
musculus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (French Southern Territories (the))
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.pdf
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 - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
224482
Taxon name
Balaenoptera borealis
Lesson, 1828
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera borealis
Lesson, 1828
Common name(s)
Rorqual boréal
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
borealis
Species authority
Lesson, 1828
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (French Southern Territories (the))
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.pdf
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 - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
224481
Taxon name
Balaenoptera borealis
Lesson, 1828
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera borealis
Lesson, 1828
Common name(s)
Rorqual boréal
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
borealis
Species authority
Lesson, 1828
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Adélie Land)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
b
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.pdf
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 - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
224480
Taxon name
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Burmeister, 1867
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Burmeister, 1867
Common name(s)
Petit rorqual antarctique
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
bonaerensis
Species authority
Burmeister, 1867
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (French Southern Territories (the))
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.pdf
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 - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
224479
Taxon name
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Burmeister, 1867
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Burmeister, 1867
Common name(s)
Petit rorqual antarctique
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
bonaerensis
Species authority
Burmeister, 1867
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Adélie Land)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.pdf
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 - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
224286
Taxon name
Stenella longirostris
(Gray, 1828)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stenella longirostris
(Gray, 1828)
Common name(s)
Dauphin long-bec
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Stenella
Species
longirostris
Species authority
(Gray, 1828)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.pdf
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 - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
224284
Taxon name
Stenella attenuata
(Gray, 1846)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stenella attenuata
(Gray, 1846)
Common name(s)
Dauphin tacheté pantropical
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Stenella
Species
attenuata
Species authority
(Gray, 1846)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.pdf
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 - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
224200
Taxon name
Pseudorca crassidens
(Owen, 1846)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pseudorca crassidens
(Owen, 1846)
Common name(s)
Pseudorque
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Pseudorca
Species
crassidens
Species authority
(Owen, 1846)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.pdf
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 - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
224156
Taxon name
Peponocephala electra
(Gray, 1846)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Peponocephala electra
(Gray, 1846)
Common name(s)
Péponocéphale
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Peponocephala
Species
electra
Species authority
(Gray, 1846)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.pdf
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 - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique
Assessment ID
224055
Taxon name
Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)
Common name(s)
Baleine à bosse
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Megaptera
Species
novaeangliae
Species authority
(Borowski, 1781)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Scattered Islands)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
French Southern Territories (the)
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-TF
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
https://inpn.mnhn.fr/docs/LR_FCE/Dossier_presse_Liste_rouge_Vertebres_des_TAAF.pdf
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 - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
UICN France, MNHN & TAAF (2015). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France - Chapitre Vertébrés des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. Paris, France. Dossier électronique