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VU

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Assessment ID
293665
Taxon name
Ichthyomys pittieri
Handley & Mondolfi, 1963
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ichthyomys pittieri
Handley & Mondolfi, 1963
Common name(s)
Rata de agua de Pittier
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Ichthyomys
Species
pittieri
Species authority
Handley & Mondolfi, 1963
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
293632
Taxon name
Cuniculus taczanowskii
(Stolzmann, 1885)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cuniculus taczanowskii
(Stolzmann, 1885)
Common name(s)
Lapa de montaña
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cuniculidae
Genus
Cuniculus
Species
taczanowskii
Species authority
(Stolzmann, 1885)
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
293630
Taxon name
Cryptotis tamensis
Woodman, 2002
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cryptotis tamensis
Woodman, 2002
Common name(s)
Musaraña del páramo del Tamá
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
eulipotyphla
Family
soricidae
Genus
Cryptotis
Species
tamensis
Species authority
Woodman, 2002
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
293629
Taxon name
Cryptotis meridensis
(Thomas, 1898)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cryptotis meridensis
(Thomas, 1898)
Common name(s)
Musaraña de Mérida
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
eulipotyphla
Family
soricidae
Genus
Cryptotis
Species
meridensis
Species authority
(Thomas, 1898)
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
293616
Taxon name
Chibchanomys trichotis
Thomas, 1897
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chibchanomys trichotis
Thomas, 1897
Common name(s)
Ratón pescador andino
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Chibchanomys
Species
trichotis
Species authority
Thomas, 1897
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
293597
Taxon name
Caenolestes fuliginosus
Tomes, 1863
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Caenolestes fuliginosus
Tomes, 1863
Common name(s)
Comadrejita musaraña andina
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
paucituberculata
Family
caenolestidae
Genus
Caenolestes
Species
fuliginosus
Species authority
Tomes, 1863
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Caenolestes obscurus
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
293558
Taxon name
Aotus lemurinus
(I. Geoffroy, 1843)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Aotus lemurinus
(I. Geoffroy, 1843)
Common name(s)
Mono de noche occidental
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
aotidae
Genus
Aotus
Species
lemurinus
Species authority
(I. Geoffroy, 1843)
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
293557
Taxon name
Anoura luismanueli
Molinari, 1994
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Anoura luismanueli
Molinari, 1994
Common name(s)
Murciélago nectarívoro de Luis Manuel
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Anoura
Species
luismanueli
Species authority
Molinari, 1994
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
293540
Taxon name
Aepeomys reigi
Ochoa, Aguilera, Pacheco & Soriano, 2001
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Aepeomys reigi
Ochoa, Aguilera, Pacheco & Soriano, 2001
Common name(s)
Ratón de Yacambú
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Aepeomys
Species
reigi
Species authority
Ochoa, Aguilera, Pacheco & Soriano, 2001
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
191369
Taxon name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Ariu i murme
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
Albania
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Albania
Country ISO code(s)
ALB
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
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Government of Albania.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër, Shqipëri (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna, Albania)
Government of Albania. 2013. Listës Së Kuqe Të Florës Dhe Faunës Së Egër. (Red List of Wild Flora and Fauna). Approved by Ministerial Order 1280, 20.1.2013, Ministry of Environment, Government of Albania.