European Red Lists
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Published 20 Apr 2010
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The European Red List is a review of the conservation status of c.6,000 European species (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes, butterflies, dragonflies, and selected groups of beetles, molluscs, and vascular plants) according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines
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European Red List
Dataset contains European Red Lists of butterflies, dragonflies, saproxylic beetles, amphibians and reptiles, and mammals. Each of the categories occupies an individual table within the dataset.
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European Red List of butterflies, European Red List of dragonflies, European Red List of saproxylic beetles, European Red List of amphibians and reptiles
| Field name | Field definition | Note | Codes | Data type |
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| Kingdom | Standard taxonomic rank | text(20) | ||
| Phylum | Standard taxonomic rank | text(20) | ||
| Class | Standard taxonomic rank | text(30) | ||
| Order | Standard taxonomic rank | text(40) | ||
| Family | Standard taxonomic rank | text(40) | ||
| Genus | Standard taxonomic rank | text(50) | ||
| Species | Standard taxonomic rank | text(50) | ||
| Subspecies | Standard taxonomic rank | text(50) | ||
| Taxonomic notes | Notes documenting recent taxonomic changes or any current taxonomic doubts or debates about the validity or identity of the taxon | memo | ||
| Endemic to Europe | indicate species endemic to geographical Europe (except the Caucassus) | from Iceland in the west to Urals in the east (including parts of the Russian federation), and from Franz Josef Land in the north to the mediterranean in the south. The Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores are also included. In the southest, the Caucasus region is not included. | text(3) | |
| Endemic to EU27 | indicate species endemic to the area of the 27 Member States of the European Union | text(3) | ||
| European regional Red List Category | European regional Red List status | see IUCN Red List definitions at http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria | EX - Extinct RE - Regionally Extinct CR - Critically Endangered (= threatened species) EN - Endangered (= threatened species) VU - Vulnerable (= threatened species) NT - Near Threatened LC - Least Concern DD - Data Deficient NA - Not Applicable NE - Not Evaluated |
text(2) |
| Europe regional Red List Criteria | Criteria used to define the European regional Red List status | see IUCN Red List definitions at http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria | text(50) | |
| EU27 regional Red List Category | EU27 regional Red List status | see IUCN Red List definitions at http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria | EX - Extinct RE - Regionally Extinct CR - Critically Endangered (= threatened species) EN - Endangered (= threatened species) VU - Vulnerable (= threatened species) NT - Near Threatened LC - Least Concern DD - Data Deficient NA - Not Applicable NE - Not Evaluated |
text(2) |
| EU27 regional Red List Criteria | Criteria used to define the EU27 regional Red List status | see IUCN Red List definitions at http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria | text(50) | |
| Rationale of the Red List Category | Provide a rationale to justify the assessment in the Rationale for the Red List Assessment field. | memo | ||
| Population Trend | Document the trend of the population of the species (Increasing, Decreasing, Stable, unknown) | text(20) | ||
| Range | Summarize the current information available for the geographic range for the species | memo | ||
| Population | Summarize the information available for size and trend of the global population | memo | ||
| Habitat | Summarize the information available for suitable habitats and ecological requirements for the species | memo | ||
| Threats | Document the major threats affecting, or likely to affect, the taxon. | memo | ||
| Conservation actions | Document the conservation actions currently in place, and realistic actions needed to mitigate the threats causing declines (if any). | memo | ||
| Red List Assessors | Experts that assessed the European and EU27 regional Red list status for the species | memo |
European Red List of mammals
| Field name | Field definition | Note | Codes | Data type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Standard taxonomic rank | text(20) | ||
| Phylum | Standard taxonomic rank | text(20) | ||
| Class | Standard taxonomic rank | text(30) | ||
| Order | Standard taxonomic rank | text(40) | ||
| Family | Standard taxonomic rank | text(40) | ||
| Scientific name | Standard taxonomic rank | text(50) | ||
| Taxonomic Notes | Notes documenting recent taxonomic changes or any current taxonomic doubts or debates about the validity or identity of the taxon | memo | ||
| Endemic to Europe | indicate species endemic to geographical Europe (except the Caucassus) | from Iceland in the west to Urals in the east (including parts of the Russian federation), and from Franz Josef Land in the north to the mediterranean in the south. The Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores are also included. In the southest, the Caucasus region is not included. | text(3) | |
| Endemic to EU25 | indicate species endemic to the area of 25 Member States of the European Union (2005) | text(3) | ||
| European regional Red List Category | European regional Red List status | see IUCN Red List definitions at http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria | EX - Extinct RE - Regionally Extinct CR - Critically Endangered (= threatened species) EN - Endangered (= threatened species) VU - Vulnerable (= threatened species) NT - Near Threatened LC - Least Concern DD - Data Deficient NA - Not Applicable NE - Not Evaluated |
text(2) |
| Europe regional Red List Criteria | Criteria used to define the European regional Red List status | see IUCN Red List definitions at http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria | text(50) | |
| EU25 regional Red List Category | EU25 regional Red List status | see IUCN Red List definitions at http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria | EX - Extinct RE - Regionally Extinct CR - Critically Endangered (= threatened species) EN - Endangered (= threatened species) VU - Vulnerable (= threatened species) NT - Near Threatened LC - Least Concern DD - Data Deficient NA - Not Applicable NE - Not Evaluated |
text(2) |
| EU25 regional Red List Criteria | Criteria used to define the EU25 regional Red List status | see IUCN Red List definitions at http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria | text(50) | |
| Rationale of the Red List Category | Provide a rationale to justify the assessment in the Rationale for the Red List Assessment field. | memo | ||
| Conservation status analysis | preliminary assessment of the Conservation status of the species, based on the IUCN Red List data | text(40) | ||
| Range | Summarize the current information available for the geographic range for the species | memo | ||
| Population | Summarize the information available for size and trend of the global population | memo | ||
| Habitat | Summarize the information available for suitable habitats and ecological requirements for the species | memo | ||
| Threats | Document the major threats affecting, or likely to affect, the taxon. | memo | ||
| Conservation actions | Document the conservation actions currently in place, and realistic actions needed to mitigate the threats causing declines (if any). | memo | ||
| Red List Assessors | Experts that assessed the European and EU25 regional Red list status for the species | memo |
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Metadata
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Temporal coverage:
- 2006 2009
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Geographic coverage:
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Tags:
- red list , species , threatened species
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Rights:
- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV).
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Data sources
- The European Red Lists were commissioned by the European Commission and elaborated and compiled by IUCN. Comprehensive and updated results can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/conservation/species/redlist/index_en.htm.
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Owners:
- Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV)
Additional information
It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the European level so that appropriate conservation action can be taken to improve their status.
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