Assessment ID
72991
Taxon name
Dasypus kappleri
Krauss, 1862
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dasypus kappleri
Krauss, 1862
Common name(s)
Spanish: Cachicamo montañero grande; English: Greater long-nosed armadillo
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cingulata
Family
dasypodidae
Genus
Dasypus
Species
kappleri
Species authority
Krauss, 1862
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
72990
Taxon name
Cabassous unicinctus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cabassous unicinctus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Cuspa; English: Southern naked-tailed armadillo
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cingulata
Family
dasypodidae
Genus
Cabassous
Species
unicinctus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
72989
Taxon name
Cabassous centralis
(Miller, 1899)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cabassous centralis
(Miller, 1899)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Cuspa montañera zuliana; English: Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cingulata
Family
dasypodidae
Genus
Cabassous
Species
centralis
Species authority
(Miller, 1899)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
72988
Taxon name
Trichechus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Trichechus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Spanish: Manatí; English: West Indian Manatee
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
sirenia
Family
trichechidae
Genus
Trichechus
Species
manatus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered (En Peligro Crítico)
Abbreviated status
CR
Qualifying criteria (if given)
A2cd
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Pérdida y degradación de hábitat/ Loss and degradation of habitat; Cosecha/ Harvesting; Mortalidad accidental/ Accidental mortality; Contaminación/ Contamination; Factores intrínsecos/ Intrinsic factors
Publication
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
72987
Taxon name
Caenolestes fuliginosus
(Tomes, 1863)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Caenolestes fuliginosus
(Tomes, 1863)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Comadrejita musaraña andina; English: Silky shrew opossum
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
paucituberculata
Family
caenolestidae
Genus
Caenolestes
Species
fuliginosus
Species authority
(Tomes, 1863)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B1ab(i,iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Pérdida y degradación de hábitat/ Loss and degradation of habitat; Cambios en la dinámica poblacional de especies nativas/ Changes in population dynamics of native species
Publication
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
72986
Taxon name
Monodelphis reigi
Lew & Pérez-Hernández, 2003
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Monodelphis reigi
Lew & Pérez-Hernández, 2003
Common name(s)
Spanish: Comadreja colicorta de Sierra de Lema; English: Sierra de Lema's short-tailed opossum
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Monodelphis
Species
reigi
Species authority
Lew & Pérez-Hernández, 2003
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Yes
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
72985
Taxon name
Monodelphis orinoci
Thomas, 1899
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Monodelphis orinoci
Thomas, 1899
Common name(s)
Spanish: Comadreja cola corta del Orinoco; English: Red-legged short-tailed oposuum
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Monodelphis
Species
orinoci
Species authority
Thomas, 1899
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Monodelphis brevicaudata
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Yes
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
72984
Taxon name
Monodelphis adusta
(Thomas, 1897)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Monodelphis adusta
(Thomas, 1897)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Comadreja colicorta andina; English: Sepia short-tailed opossum
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Monodelphis
Species
adusta
Species authority
(Thomas, 1897)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
72983
Taxon name
Marmosops parvidens
(Tate, 1931)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Marmosops parvidens
(Tate, 1931)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Marmosa de colmillos cortos; English: Delicate slender mouse opossum
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Marmosops
Species
parvidens
Species authority
(Tate, 1931)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
72982
Taxon name
Marmosops impavidus
(Tschudi, 1845)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Marmosops impavidus
(Tschudi, 1845)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Comadrejita altimontana; English: Andean slender mouse opossum
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Marmosops
Species
impavidus
Species authority
(Tschudi, 1845)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Marmosa impavida
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.