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NRLD - 2639 | Mesoplodon bidens

Assessment ID
2639
Taxon name
Mesoplodon bidens
(Sowerby, 1804)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mesoplodon bidens
(Sowerby, 1804)
Common name(s)
Norwegian: Spisshval
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
ziphiidae
Genus
Mesoplodon
Species
bidens
Species authority
(Sowerby, 1804)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Norway
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Norway
Country ISO code(s)
NOR
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
2006
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Kålås, J.A., Viken, Å. og Bakken, T. (red.) 2006. Norsk Rødliste 2006 - 2006 Norwegian Red List. Artsdatabanken, Norway
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
Norway Red List 2006.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Marine environments
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Norsk Rødliste 2006
Kålås, J.A., Å. Viken, and T. Bakken, editors. 2006. Norsk Rødliste 2006 - 2006 Norwegian Red List. Artsdatabanken, Norway.