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EsSSG - ESNRL1176720253 | Monachus monachus

Assessment ID
ESNRL1176720253
Taxon name
Monachus monachus
Uploaded by
IUCN SSC Spain Species Specialist Group (EsSSG)
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Monachus monachus
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Monachus
Species
monachus
Species authority
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Spain
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Gazo, M.
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, U.K. ii + 30pp. and 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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Publication
Spain assessment. The IUCN National Red List of Spanish Threatened Species
IUCN SSC EsSSG and IUCN Red List Unit, 2025. The IUCN National Red List of Spanish Threatened Species.