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Assessment ID
198533
Taxon name
Tapirus bairdii
(Gill, 1865)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tapirus bairdii
(Gill, 1865)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
perissodactyla
Family
tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Species
bairdii
Species authority
(Gill, 1865)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Tapirella bairdii (Gill, 1865) (accepted name)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A2abcd+3bce
Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
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
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198532
Taxon name
Sturnira oporaphilum
(Tschudi, 1844)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sturnira oporaphilum
(Tschudi, 1844)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Sturnira
Species
oporaphilum
Species authority
(Tschudi, 1844)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
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
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198531
Taxon name
Sturnira aratathomasi
Peterson and Tamsitt, 1968
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sturnira aratathomasi
Peterson and Tamsitt, 1968
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Sturnira
Species
aratathomasi
Species authority
Peterson and Tamsitt, 1968
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
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
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198530
Taxon name
Stenella longirostris
(Gray, 1828)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stenella longirostris
(Gray, 1828)
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
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
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
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198529
Taxon name
Sphiggurus ichillus
(Voss and da Silva, 2001)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sphiggurus ichillus
(Voss and da Silva, 2001)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
erethizontidae
Genus
Sphiggurus
Species
ichillus
Species authority
(Voss and da Silva, 2001)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
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
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198528
Taxon name
Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum
Peters, 1882
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum
Peters, 1882
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Sphaeronycteris
Species
toxophyllum
Species authority
Peters, 1882
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
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
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198527
Taxon name
Speothos venaticus
(Lund, 1842)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Speothos venaticus
(Lund, 1842)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
canidae
Genus
Speothos
Species
venaticus
Species authority
(Lund, 1842)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
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
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198526
Taxon name
Sotalia fluviatilis
(Gervais and Deville, 1853)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sotalia fluviatilis
(Gervais and Deville, 1853)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Sotalia
Species
fluviatilis
Species authority
(Gervais and Deville, 1853)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
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
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198525
Taxon name
Sigmodontomys aphrastus
(Harris, 1932)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sigmodontomys aphrastus
(Harris, 1932)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Sigmodontomys
Species
aphrastus
Species authority
(Harris, 1932)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
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
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
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
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.
Assessment ID
198524
Taxon name
Sigmodon inopinatus
Anthony, 1924
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sigmodon inopinatus
Anthony, 1924
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Sigmodon
Species
inopinatus
Species authority
Anthony, 1924
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Ecuador
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Ecuador
Country ISO code(s)
ECU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
D2
Assessment details
Year assessed
2011
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diego G. Tirira, Santiago F. Burneo & Gabriela Montoya
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+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://librorojo.mamiferosdelecuador.com/libro-rojo/anexos.html
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
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador
Tirira, D. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. SIMBIOE, EcoCiencia, Ministerio del Ambiente and UICN-Sur. Quito, Ecuador.