THE NORWEGIAN MAMMAL FAUNA: STATUS AND ATLAS MAPPING

• Main Authors: Per Ole Syvertsen, Paul Shimmings, Kjell Isaksen
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Key words; Mammals; Norway; Status; Extinction; Conservation. NORWEGIAN MAMMALS The extant Norwegian mammal fauna (including the Arctic territories; Arctic; Canis lupus; Gulo gulo
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.543.8; http://fauna.dipbsf.uninsubria.it/atit/PDF/Volume8(1-2)/8(1-2)_12.pdf

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.