THE NORWEGIAN MAMMAL FAUNA: STATUS AND ATLAS MAPPING
ABSTRACT- At least 85 mammal species (including 28 marine species) occur in Norway and Norwegian waters, of which 18 species currently are listed on the Norwe-gian Red List (Storkersen, 1992). Canis lupus is considered “Endangered”, Ursus major, Gulo gulo and Lutra lutru are listed as “Vulnerable”,...
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT- At least 85 mammal species (including 28 marine species) occur in Norway and Norwegian waters, of which 18 species currently are listed on the Norwe-gian Red List (Storkersen, 1992). Canis lupus is considered “Endangered”, Ursus major, Gulo gulo and Lutra lutru are listed as “Vulnerable”, Mustela puturiub and Sicistu betu-lina as “Rare”, Alopex lugopus as “Indeterminate”, and a number of species, mostly bats, are “Insufticiently known”. A revised list is under preparation. At least 8 species have rea-ched the country solely through intentional or accidental releases in Norway or neigh-bouring countries. Many species ’ distribution are not well known. The Norwegian Zoo-logical Society started a mammal atlar project in 1993, based on squares of 10x10 km. Data collected for this project have also been presented to the EMMA project. |
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