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NRLD - 179 | Ursus arctos gobiensis

Assessment ID
179
Taxon name
Ursus arctos gobiensis
Sokolov and Orlov, 1992
Infrarank
Ursus arctos gobiensis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ursus arctos gobiensis
Sokolov and Orlov, 1992
Common name(s)
Gobi bear (English), mazaalaibaavgai (Mongolian)
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Ursus arctos gobiensis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Species
arctos gobiensis
Species authority
Sokolov and Orlov, 1992
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
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Qualifying criteria (if given)
D
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This taxon has a very small population, currently estimated to bebetween 25 and 40 individuals (Batsaikhan et al., 2004b). Population size is believed to haveremained relatively stable since the 1970s, but low reproductive rates, the potential effects ofinbreeding, and extreme environmental conditions continue to constitute severe threats. Asthe population consists of fewer than 50 mature individuals, this taxon qualifi es as CriticallyEndangered under Criterion D. The assessment remains unchanged following application ofregional criteria as this taxon is believed to be endemic to Mongolia.
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
Yes
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).