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Assessment ID
219370
Taxon name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Ours brun
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Species
arctos
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Continental)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
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 rationale/justification
D
Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
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 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
219312
Taxon name
Rhinolophus mehelyi
Matschie, 1901
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rhinolophus mehelyi
Matschie, 1901
Common name(s)
Rhinolophe de Méhely
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
rhinolophidae
Genus
Rhinolophus
Species
mehelyi
Species authority
Matschie, 1901
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Continental)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
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 rationale/justification
D
Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
IUCN French Committee & National Museum for Natural History
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
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 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103385
Taxon name
Kogia sima
Owen, 1866
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Kogia sima
Owen, 1866
Common name(s)
Cachalot nain
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
kogiigae
Genus
Kogia
Species
sima
Species authority
Owen, 1866
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
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
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
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
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.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 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103384
Taxon name
Mesoplodon europaeus
Gervais, 1855
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesoplodon europaeus
Gervais, 1855
Common name(s)
Baleine de Gervais
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
ziphiidae
Genus
Mesoplodon
Species
europaeus
Species authority
Gervais, 1855
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
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
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
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
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.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 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103383
Taxon name
Mesoplodon densirostris
de Blainville, 1817
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesoplodon densirostris
de Blainville, 1817
Common name(s)
Baleine à bec de Blainville
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
ziphiidae
Genus
Mesoplodon
Species
densirostris
Species authority
de Blainville, 1817
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
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
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
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
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.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 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103382
Taxon name
Steno bredanensis
Lesson, 1828
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Steno bredanensis
Lesson, 1828
Common name(s)
Sténo à rostre étroit
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Steno
Species
bredanensis
Species authority
Lesson, 1828
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
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
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
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
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.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 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103381
Taxon name
Stenella frontalis
Cuvier, 1829
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stenella frontalis
Cuvier, 1829
Common name(s)
Dauphin tacheté de l'Atlantique
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Stenella
Species
frontalis
Species authority
Cuvier, 1829
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
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
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
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
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.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 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103380
Taxon name
Pseudorca crassidens
Owen, 1846
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pseudorca crassidens
Owen, 1846
Common name(s)
Faux-orque
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 (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
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
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
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
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.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 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103379
Taxon name
Peponocephala electra
Gray, 1846
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Peponocephala electra
Gray, 1846
Common name(s)
Dauphin d'Electre
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 (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
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
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
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
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.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 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103378
Taxon name
Orcinus orca
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Orcinus orca
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Orque
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Orcinus
Species
orca
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
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
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
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
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.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 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.