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The 2016 Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho

NRL Publication ID
1135
Published
2016
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Location and scope
Locality (as published)
South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland
Scope of the publication
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the publication
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the publication cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Taxonomic coverage
Taxonomic groups included
Mammals
Full taxonomic coverage?
No
Further details
Assessments extracted and within NRLD?
Yes
Data Stewardship Groups responsible
Endangered Wildlife Trust; SANBI
Publication format
Database
Electronic format
Reference and Website
Child MF, Roxburgh L, Do Linh San E, Raimondo D, Davies-Mostert HT, editors. The 2016 Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. South African National Biodiversity Institute and Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa.
Language
English

Assessments within the NRLD

Species or Taxon Common Names Taxonomic Group Year Assessed Countries Criteria system Status More info
Hippotragus equinus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) Roan Antelope Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Endangered
EN 		More info
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 Hippopotamus Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Giraffa camelopardalis subsp. giraffa (von Schreber, 1784) South African Giraffe Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Damaliscus pygargus subsp. pygargus (Pallas, 1767) Bontebok Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Damaliscus pygargus subsp. phillipsi Harper, 1939 Blesbok Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Damaliscus lunatus subsp. lunatus (Burchell, 1824) Tsessebe Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Connochaetes taurinus subsp. taurinus (Burchell, 1823) Blue Wildebeest Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Connochaetes gnou (Zimmermann, 1780) Black Wildebeest Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Cephalophus natalensis A. Smith, 1834 Natal Red Duiker Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Near Threatened
NT 		More info
Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann, 1780) Springbok Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. lichtensteinii (Peers, 1849) Lichtenstein's Hartebeest Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Not Evaluated
NE 		More info
Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. caama (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) Red Hartebeest Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info