The National Red List Project

NRLD - 319798 | Georychus capensis

Assessment ID
319798
Taxon name
Georychus capensis
(Pallas, 1778)
Subpopulation
Cape Mole-rat (KZN subpopulation)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Georychus capensis
(Pallas, 1778)
Common name(s)
Cape Mole-rat (KZN subpopulation)
Assessed taxon level
Subpopulation
Subpopulation
Cape Mole-rat (KZN subpopulation)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
bathyergidae
Genus
Georychus
Species
capensis
Species authority
(Pallas, 1778)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2016
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Bennett NC, Jarvis J, Visser J, Maree S
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Yes
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
The 2016 Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho
Child MF, Roxburgh L, Do Linh San E, Raimondo D, Davies-Mostert HT, editors. The 2016 Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. South African National Biodiversity Institute and Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa.