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Assessment ID
103357
Taxon name
Ondatra zibethicus
Linnaeus, 1766
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ondatra zibethicus
Linnaeus, 1766
Common name(s)
Rat musqué
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
arvicolinae
Genus
Ondatra
Species
zibethicus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1766
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: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. 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
103356
Taxon name
Microtus savii
de Sélys-Longchamps, 1838
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Microtus savii
de Sélys-Longchamps, 1838
Common name(s)
Campagnol de Savi
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
arvicolinae
Genus
Microtus
Species
savii
Species authority
de Sélys-Longchamps, 1838
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: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. 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
103355
Taxon name
Tamias sibiricus
Laxmann, 1769
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tamias sibiricus
Laxmann, 1769
Common name(s)
Tamias de Sibérie
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Tamias
Species
sibiricus
Species authority
Laxmann, 1769
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: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. 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
103354
Taxon name
Callosciurus erythraeus
Pallas, 1779
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Callosciurus erythraeus
Pallas, 1779
Common name(s)
Ecureuil à ventre rouge
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Callosciurus
Species
erythraeus
Species authority
Pallas, 1779
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: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. 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
103353
Taxon name
Macropus rufogriseus
Desmarest, 1817
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Macropus rufogriseus
Desmarest, 1817
Common name(s)
Wallaby de Bennett
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
diprotodontia
Family
macropodidae
Genus
Macropus
Species
rufogriseus
Species authority
Desmarest, 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: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. 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
103352
Taxon name
Kogia breviceps
Blainville, 1838
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Kogia breviceps
Blainville, 1838
Common name(s)
Cachalot pygmée
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
kogiidae
Genus
Kogia
Species
breviceps
Species authority
Blainville, 1838
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
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
103351
Taxon name
Ziphius cavirostris
G. Cuvier, 1823
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ziphius cavirostris
G. Cuvier, 1823
Common name(s)
Ziphius
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
ziphiidae
Genus
Ziphius
Species
cavirostris
Species authority
G. Cuvier, 1823
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
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
103350
Taxon name
Mesoplodon bidens
Sowerby, 1804
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesoplodon bidens
Sowerby, 1804
Common name(s)
Mésoplodon de Sowerby
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
ziphiidae
Genus
Mesoplodon
Species
bidens
Species authority
Sowerby, 1804
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
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
103349
Taxon name
Hyperoodon ampullatus
Forster, 1770
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Hyperoodon ampullatus
Forster, 1770
Common name(s)
Hypérodon boréal
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
ziphiidae
Genus
Hyperoodon
Species
ampullatus
Species authority
Forster, 1770
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
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
103348
Taxon name
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Gray, 1846
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Gray, 1846
Common name(s)
Lagénorhynque à rostre blanc
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Lagenorhynchus
Species
albirostris
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
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
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.