Alces alces | Mongolian Red List of Mammals
Taxa
Alces alces | (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alces alces | Linnaeus, 1758
Publication
NRL Record ID
190
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
A2cd and A3d
Assessment rationale/justification
Only a small populationof A. a. cameloides exists in Mongolia. In 2004,73 were sighted in Nömrög Strictly Protected Area(K. Olson, pers. comm.). A. a. pfi zenmayeri have agreater abundance in Mongolia and in 1989, a surveyestimated there to be 10,000 individuals in Hentii andHangai mountain ranges, which represented 70% ofthe total population. However, populations are knownto be declining due to exploitation, habitat loss, and pollution. Between 1926 and 1985, 1.5million tons of elk antlers were exported to Russia (Wingard and Zahler, 2006). Generationlength has been estimated as nine years based on data from Nowak (1991). This speciesqualifi es as Endangered under Criterion A2cd as the population is estimated to have declinedby more than 50% over the past three generations due to the impact of threats. As other largeMongolian mammals continue to decline, hunters and traders are increasing hunting pressureon this species (Pratt et al., 2004), and its decline is expected to continue over the nextthree generations, therefore Alces alces also qualifi es as Endangered under Criterion A3d.The assessment remains unchanged following application of regional criteria as there is nosignifi cant immigration from adjacent countries.
Assessment year
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).
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government|NGO
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v3.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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
Supplementary Links
National University of Mongolia; Mongolian Academy of Sciences; Ministry of Nature and Environment';
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alces alces | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Cervidae | Alces |
Alces alces | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Cervidae | Alces |