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Megaptera novaeangliae | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319981
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Subpopulation
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
Near endemic
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Near_endemic
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Lagenorhynchus cruciger | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319977
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Hourglass Dolphin
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Cephalorhynchus commersonii | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319963
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Herpestes sanguineus | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319933
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Herpestes pulverulentus | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319932
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
Near endemic
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Near_endemic
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Genetta maculata | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319928
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. lichtensteinii | Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Publication
Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment
NRL Record ID
319879
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Unknown
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Unknown
Assessor affiliation specific
Unknown
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

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

Publication
The 2016 Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho
NRL Record ID
319856
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2016
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Waterman J, Wilson B, Child MF
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Paraxerus palliatus subsp. tongensis | The 2016 Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho

Publication
The 2016 Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho
NRL Record ID
319836
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Common Names
Tonga Red Squirrel
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2016
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Louw S, Coverdale B, Child MF
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

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

Publication
The 2016 Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho
NRL Record ID
319823
Location
Scope (Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries in Assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Common Names
Free State Pygmy Mouse
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Evaluated
Assessment status abreviation
NE
About the assessment
Assessment year
2016
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
N/A
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
https://www.ewt.org.za/Reddata/reddata.html
Endemism
Endemic to region
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: