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| Pallett, J.; Thomson, G. (eds) | |
| Conservation Status and Red List of the Terrestrial Carnivores of Namibia | |
| 2022 Full Book | |
Eleven of Namibia's 34 terrestrial carnivore species were found to be either Threatened (six species) or Near Threatened (five species). Of the Threatened species, one is considered to be Critically Endangered in Namibia, the African wild dog; one is Endangered, the cheetah, and four are Vulnerable, being the leopard, lion, black-footed cat and spotted hyaena. In Namibia, large carnivore species are generally more threatened than medium and small species, and the cats (Felidae) have a higher proportion of species threatened (four of seven) than other carnivore families. The Near Threatened species are the serval, brown hyaena, Cape clawless otter, spotted-necked otter and African striped weasel. One species is near-endemic to Namibia, the black mongoose which is listed as of Least Concern, i.e. no significant threats and conservation issues, but which warrants monitoring because of Namibia's special conservation responsibility to this species. |
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