Terrestrial Mammals

A new Red List of Irish terrestrial mammals is presented. All 26 terrestrial species native to Ireland, or naturalised in Ireland before 1500, are assessed. Of these, one was found to be regionally extinct (grey wolf Canis lupus), one achieved a threat status of Vulnerable (black rat Rattus rattus),...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marnell, Ferdia, Kingston, Naomi, Looney, Declan
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: National Parks and Wildlife Service 2009
Subjects:
Conservation assessment
Irish species
Mammals
Canis lupus
Rattus rattus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2262/76822
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Summary:A new Red List of Irish terrestrial mammals is presented. All 26 terrestrial species native to Ireland, or naturalised in Ireland before 1500, are assessed. Of these, one was found to be regionally extinct (grey wolf Canis lupus), one achieved a threat status of Vulnerable (black rat Rattus rattus), three were found to be Near Threatened (Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri), otter (Lutralutra) and red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)), one was data deficient (Brandt?s bat Myotis brandtii) and the remaining 20 were of least concern.

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