Ursus arctos gobiensis | Mongolian Red List of Mammals

Taxa
Ursus arctos gobiensis | Sokolov and Orlov, 1992
Publication
Mongolian Red List of Mammals
NRL Record ID
179
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
Gobi bear (English)
mazaalaibaavgai (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
This taxon has a very small population, currently estimated to bebetween 25 and 40 individuals (Batsaikhan et al., 2004b). Population size is believed to haveremained relatively stable since the 1970s, but low reproductive rates, the potential effects ofinbreeding, and extreme environmental conditions continue to constitute severe threats. Asthe population consists of fewer than 50 mature individuals, this taxon qualifi es as CriticallyEndangered under Criterion D. The assessment remains unchanged following application ofregional criteria as this taxon is believed to be endemic to Mongolia.
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
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
Ursus arctos gobiensis Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Ursidae Ursus