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VU

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Assessment ID
293808
Taxon name
Tapirus terrestris
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tapirus terrestris
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Danta
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
perissodactyla
Family
tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Species
terrestris
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
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 details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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 la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve
Assessment ID
293805
Taxon name
Sturnira aratathomasi
Peterson & Tamsitt, 1968
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sturnira aratathomasi
Peterson & Tamsitt, 1968
Common name(s)
Murciélago frugívoro gigante andino
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 & Tamsitt, 1968
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
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 details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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 la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve
Assessment ID
293794
Taxon name
Speothos venaticus
Lund, 1842
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Speothos venaticus
Lund, 1842
Common name(s)
Perro de monte
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
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
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 details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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 la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve
Assessment ID
293793
Taxon name
Sotalia guianensis
(Van Bénedén, 1864)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sotalia guianensis
(Van Bénedén, 1864)
Common name(s)
Tonina costera
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetartiodactyla
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Sotalia
Species
guianensis
Species authority
(Van Bénedén, 1864)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
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 details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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 la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve
Assessment ID
293747
Taxon name
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Cachalote
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetartiodactyla
Family
physeteridae
Genus
Physeter
Species
macrocephalus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
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 details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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 la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve
Assessment ID
293731
Taxon name
Panthera onca
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Panthera onca
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Jaguar
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Panthera
Species
onca
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
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 details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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 la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve
Assessment ID
293724
Taxon name
Olallamys edax
Thomas, 1916
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Olallamys edax
Thomas, 1916
Common name(s)
Rata de bambusales
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
echimyidae
Genus
Olallamys
Species
edax
Species authority
Thomas, 1916
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
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 details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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 la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve
Assessment ID
293720
Taxon name
Nyctinomops aurispinosus
Peale, 1848
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Nyctinomops aurispinosus
Peale, 1848
Common name(s)
Murciélago cola libre de Peale
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
molossidae
Genus
Nyctinomops
Species
aurispinosus
Species authority
Peale, 1848
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Tadarida aurispinosa
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
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 details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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 la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve
Assessment ID
293719
Taxon name
Neusticomys mussoi
Ochoa & Soriano, 1991
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Neusticomys mussoi
Ochoa & Soriano, 1991
Common name(s)
Ratón de agua del Táchira
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Neusticomys
Species
mussoi
Species authority
Ochoa & Soriano, 1991
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
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 details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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 la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve
Assessment ID
293716
Taxon name
Nasuella meridensis
(Thomas, 1901)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Nasuella meridensis
(Thomas, 1901)
Common name(s)
Guache o coatí de páramo
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
procyonidae
Genus
Nasuella
Species
meridensis
Species authority
(Thomas, 1901)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Nasuella olivacea
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
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 details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas, Venezuela.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve/
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 la Fauna Venezolana
Rodriguez, JP, Garcia-Rawlins, A. and Rojas-Suarez, F. (2015). Red Book of Venezuelan Fauna. Provita and Empresas Polar Foundation. Caracas Venezuela. animalesamenazados.provita.org.ve