Saiga tatarica ssp. tatarica

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CETARTIODACTYLA	BOVIDAE

Scientific Name:	Saiga tatarica ssp. tatarica
Infra-specific Authority:	(Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Name/s: English – Saiga, Russian Saiga French – Saïga Spanish – Antilope Saiga

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered   A2acd   ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Mallon, D.P.
Reviewer/s:	Milner-Gulland, E.J. & Mallon, D.P. (Antelope Red List Authority)
Justification: The population has shown an observed decline of over 80% over the last 10 years and the decline is continuing. Severely skewed sex ratios are leading to reproductive collapse.
History:	2003 – Critically Endangered (IUCN 2003) 2002 – Critically Endangered 2000 – Lower Risk/conservation dependent 1996 – Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Kazakhstan; Russian Federation; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan Regionally extinct: China; Mongolia; Ukraine
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Population [top]

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Terrestrial