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The 2016 Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho

NRL Publication ID
1135
Published
2016
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Location and scope
Locality (as published)
South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland
Scope of the publication
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the publication
South Africa
Lesotho
Eswatini
Country ISO code(s)
ZAF
LSO
SWZ
Does the publication cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Taxonomic coverage
Taxonomic groups included
Mammals
Full taxonomic coverage?
No
Further details
Assessments extracted and within NRLD?
Yes
Data Stewardship Groups responsible
Endangered Wildlife Trust; SANBI
Publication format
Database
Electronic format
Reference and Website
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.
Language
English

Assessments within the NRLD

Species or Taxon Common Names Taxonomic Group Year Assessed Countries Criteria system Status More info
Indopacetus pacificus (Longman, 1926) Longman's Beaked Whale Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Data Deficient
DD 		More info
Hyperoodon planifrons Flower, 1882 Southern Bottlenose Whale Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812) Risso's Dolphin Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) Long-finned Pilot Whale Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 Short-finned Pilot Whale Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Feresa attenuata Gray, 1874 Pygmy Killer Whale Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) Southern Right Whale Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 Short-beaked Common Dolphin Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828 Long-beaked Common Dolphin Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii (Gray, 1828) Heaviside's Dolphin Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info
Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède, 1804) Commerson's Dolphin Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Not Evaluated
NE 		More info
Caperea marginata (Gray, 1846) Pygmy Right Whale Mammals 2016 South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini IUCN Least Concern
LC 		More info