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NRLD - 170 | Martes zibellina

Assessment ID
170
Taxon name
Martes zibellina
Linnaeus, 1758
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Martes zibellina
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Sable (English), oin bulga (Mongolian)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Martes
Species
zibellina
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Mongolia
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Mongolia
Country ISO code(s)
MNG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
A3cd
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Fur of this species ishighly valued, and hunting has caused a decline inthe Mongolian population. Very little population dataexists for this species in Mongolia, but it is known thatbetween 1966 and 1968, densities were estimated tobe 11.7 individuals per 1,000 hectare in central HentiiMountain Range (Stubbe and Chotolchu, 1968), and during the 1970s, there were estimated tobe a total of 10,000 individuals in this region (Chotolchu, 1976). Generation length has beenestimated as seven years, based on data from Nowak (1991). As a population reduction of atleast 30% over the next three generations is expected to result, Martes zibellina qualifi es asVulnerable under Criterion A3cd. The assessment remains unchanged following applicationof regional criteria as there is no signifi cant immigration from adjacent countries.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Clark, E.L., Munkhbat, J., Dulamtseren, S., Baillie, J.E.M., Batsaikhan, N., Samiya, R. and Stubbe, M. (compilers and editors). 2006. Mongolian Red List of Mammals. Regional Red List Series Vol. 1. Zoological Society of London, London. (In English and Mongolian).
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, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2012/08/Mongolia-Red-List-of-Mammals-2006-English.pdf; https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2012/08/Mongolia-Red-List-of-Mammals-2006-Mongolian-.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Clark et al. 2006
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Mongolian Red List of Mammals
Clark, E.L., J. Munkhbat, S. Dulamtseren, J.E.M. Baillie, N. Batsaikhan, R. Samiya, and M. Stubbe, (compilers and editors). 2006. Mongolian Red List of Mammals. Regional Red List Series Vol. 1. Zoological Society of London, London. (In English and Mongolian).