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NRLD - 183 | Camelus bactrianus ferus

Assessment ID
183
Taxon name
Camelus bactrianus ferus
Przewalski, 1878
Infrarank
Camelus bactrianus ferus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Camelus bactrianus ferus
Przewalski, 1878
Common name(s)
Bactrian camel or wild camel (English),havtgai or havtgai temee (Mongolian)
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Camelus bactrianus ferus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
camelidae
Genus
Camelus
Species
bactrianus ferus
Species authority
Przewalski, 1878
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
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
C1
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Population size in Mongolia is estimated to consist of 463 mature individuals, ±92 (Adiya and Dovchindorj,2005). This taxon is currently threatened byhybridisation, disease, habitat loss, pollution, andextreme weather conditions. Generation lengthhas been estimated as 20 years based on data from Nowak (1991). Camelus bactrianus ferus qualifies as Endangered under Criterion C1 as the smallpopulation is estimated to decline by 20% over thenext two generations due to the impact of threats.The assessment remains unchanged following application of regional criteria as there is no significant 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).