Uncia uncia | Mongolian Red List of Mammals

Taxa
Panthera uncia | (Schreber, 1775)
Uncia uncia | Schreber, 1775
Publication
Mongolian Red List of Mammals
NRL Record ID
160
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
Snow leopard or ounce (English),tsoohor irves (Mongolian)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
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
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
C1
Assessment rationale/justification
In 2000, theMongolian population was estimatedto consist of between 500 and 1,000individuals (McCarthy and Chapron,2003). Generation length of Unciauncia is estimated as seven years,based on data from Nowak (1991).This species qualifi es as Endangeredunder Criterion C1 as the small population is estimated to decline by 20% over the next twogenerations, primarily due to exploitation. The assessment remains unchanged followingapplication of regional criteria as there is no signifi cant 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
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';

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
Panthera uncia Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Panthera
Uncia uncia Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Uncia