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Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk

NRL Publication ID
699
Published
2014
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Location and scope
Locality (as published)
Canada
Scope of the publication
National
Countries included within the publication
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CA
Does the publication cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Taxonomic coverage
Taxonomic groups included
Amphibians
Birds
Fishes
Mushrooms etc
Lichens
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Insects
Molluscs
Mammals
Multi-taxa
Green Algae
Mosses
Red Algae
Reptiles
Ferns and Allies
Flowering Plants
Gymnosperms
Full taxonomic coverage?
No
Further details
Assessments extracted and within NRLD?
No
Data Stewardship Groups responsible
COSEWIC; Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
Publication format
Database
Reference and Website
COSEWIC. 2014. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Web site: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Language
English
French

Assessments within the NRLD

Species or Taxon Common Names Taxonomic Group Year Assessed Countries Criteria system Status More info
Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus (Borowski, 1780) Caribou, Barren-ground Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Rangifer tarandus caribou Thompson-Seton, 1900 Caribou, Woodland Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info
Rangifer tarandus (Gmelin, 1788) Caribou Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info
Rangifer tarandus dawsoni (Linnaeus, 1758) Caribou dawsoni subspecies Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Extinct
EX 		More info
Puma concolor couguar (Kerr, 1792) Cougar Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Data Deficient
DD 		More info
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846) Whale, False Killer Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Whale, Sperm Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885) Porpoise, Dall's Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) Porpoise, Harbour Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Vulnerable
VU 		More info
Phoca vitulina richardsi (Gray, 1864) Seal Pacific subspecies, Harbour Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Phoca vitulina mellonae Doutt, 1942 Seal Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies, Harbour Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Critically Endangered
CR 		More info
Phoca vitulina concolor De Kay, 1842 Seal Altantic and Eastern Arctic subspecies, Harbour Mammals 2014 Canada IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info