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Assessment ID
209857
Taxon name
Alces alces
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Alces alces
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Alces
Species
alces
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
209765
Taxon name
Phoca hispida
(Schreber, 1775)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phoca hispida
(Schreber, 1775)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Phoca
Species
hispida
Species authority
(Schreber, 1775)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
209636
Taxon name
Vespertilio murinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Vespertilio murinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Vespertilio
Species
murinus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
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
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
209491
Taxon name
Sorex caecutiens
Laxmann, 1788
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sorex caecutiens
Laxmann, 1788
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
soricidae
Genus
Sorex
Species
caecutiens
Species authority
Laxmann, 1788
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
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
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
209404
Taxon name
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
(Temminck, 1838)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
(Temminck, 1838)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Pipistrellus
Species
pipistrellus
Species authority
(Temminck, 1838)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
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
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
209385
Taxon name
Phocoena phocoena
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phocoena phocoena
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
phocoenidae
Genus
Phocoena
Species
phocoena
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
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
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
209304
Taxon name
Myotis nattereri
(Kuhl, 1817)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myotis nattereri
(Kuhl, 1817)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Myotis
Species
nattereri
Species authority
(Kuhl, 1817)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
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
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
209303
Taxon name
Myotis mystacinus
(Kuhl, 1817)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myotis mystacinus
(Kuhl, 1817)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Myotis
Species
mystacinus
Species authority
(Kuhl, 1817)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
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
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
209300
Taxon name
Mustela erminea
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mustela erminea
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Mustela
Species
erminea
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
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
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng
Assessment ID
209298
Taxon name
Muscardinus avellanarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Muscardinus avellanarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
gliridae
Genus
Muscardinus
Species
avellanarius
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Estonia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Estonia
Country ISO code(s)
EST
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
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Estonian Environmental Investment Center & Estonian Academy of Science Commission for Nature Conservation
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
www.envir.ee/sites/default/files/elfinder/article_files/eesti_punane_raamat_2008.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
Eesti punane raamat
Red Data Book of Estonia. 2008. Commission for Nature Conservation of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. http://elurikkus.ut.ee/prmt.php?lang=eng