Equus ferus przewalskii | Mongolian Red List of Mammals

Taxa
Equus ferus ssp. przewalskii | Poliakov, 1881
Equus ferus przewalskii | Groves, 1986
NRL Record ID
180
Location
Countries in Assessment
Mongolia
Country ISO code(s)
MNG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Przewalski's horse
Asiaticwild horse or Mongolian wild horse (English),takhi or takhi aduu (Mongolian)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Clark et al. 2006
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
D
Assessment rationale/justification
Previously categorised as Extinct in the Wild from the 1960s untilthe most recent assessment in 1996. However, successful reintroductions at Hustai NationalPark, Tahiin Tal Nature Reserve, and Homiin Tal have qualifi ed this species for reassessment.The population now consists of greater than 250 mature individuals of which many have hadviable offspring. This species would qualify for Endangered if it were not for the fi ve yearrule which requires that a species must not meet any of the criteria of the higher category ofthreat for at least fi ve years before it can be listed in a lower category of threat. Therefore,Przewalski's horse is currently listed as Critically Endangered and if current trends continue itwill be listed as Endangered in the near future. This taxon is threatened by hybridisation withdomestic horses, loss of genetic diversity, and disease. The assessment remains unchangedfollowing application of regional criteria as there is no immigration from adjacent countries.
About the assessment
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
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
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
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
Equus ferus ssp. przewalskii Animalia Chordata Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae Equus
Equus ferus przewalskii Animalia Chordata Mammalia Perissodactyla Equidae Equus