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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
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)
European 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)
European 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

European Red List of freshwater molluscs, European Red List of terrestrial molluscs, European Red List of freshwater fishes

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)
Genus	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Species	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)
European 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(10)
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
Use and Trade	Information available for any utilization and/or trade of the taxon (local, national and international trade).			memo
Red List Assessors	Experts that assessed the European and EU27 regional Red list status for the species			memo

European Red List of plants, medicinal plants and bees

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)
Genus	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Species	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Subspecies	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Taxonomic authority	Name(s) of the author(s) who published the original description of the taxon.	If a taxon's name or placement has been changed since the original description, the original authority's name is placed in parentheses. For animals, the authority's names(s) are followed by the year the original description was published. For animal subspecies, only one authority name appears: for nominate subspecies (i.e. the subspecies name matches the species name), the authority for the species description is used; for other subspecies, the authority is the name and year for the description of that subspecies. For plants, the author(s) name(s) are often abbreviated and the year of original publication is not included; if taxonomic changes are made for plants, the original author(s) name(s) are placed in brackets and the author(s) responsible for the altered name are added outside of the brackets. For plant subspecies and varieties, the authors of both the species-level and subspecies/variety-level descriptions are cited.		text(60)
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)
European 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(10)
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
Use and Trade	Information available for any utilization and/or trade of the taxon (local, national and international trade).			memo
Red List Assessors	Experts that assessed the European and EU27 regional Red list status for the species			memo

European Red List of bees

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)
Genus	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Species	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Subspecies	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Taxonomic authority	Name(s) of the author(s) who published the original description of the taxon.	If a taxon's name or placement has been changed since the original description, the original authority's name is placed in parentheses. For animals, the authority's names(s) are followed by the year the original description was published. For animal subspecies, only one authority name appears: for nominate subspecies (i.e. the subspecies name matches the species name), the authority for the species description is used; for other subspecies, the authority is the name and year for the description of that subspecies. For plants, the author(s) name(s) are often abbreviated and the year of original publication is not included; if taxonomic changes are made for plants, the original author(s) name(s) are placed in brackets and the author(s) responsible for the altered name are added outside of the brackets. For plant subspecies and varieties, the authors of both the species-level and subspecies/variety-level descriptions are cited.		text(60)
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)
European 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(10)
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
Use and Trade	Information available for any utilization and/or trade of the taxon (local, national and international trade).			memo
Red List Assessors	Experts that assessed the European and EU27 regional Red list status for the species			memo
Red List Reviewers	Names of the reviewers of the assessment. The Reviewers role is to read the information presented in the assessment and confirm whether the information has been interpreted appropriately and the IUCN Red List Criteria have been applied correctly			memo
Red List Contributors	Names of the Contributors of the assessment. Contributors provide information specifically for use in the species account, but they are not directly involved in the actual assessment itself.			memo

European Red List of marine fishes

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)
Genus	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Species	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Taxonomic authority	Name(s) of the author(s) who published the original description of the taxon.	If a taxon's name or placement has been changed since the original description, the original authority's name is placed in parentheses. For animals, the authority's names(s) are followed by the year the original description was published. For animal subspecies, only one authority name appears: for nominate subspecies (i.e. the subspecies name matches the species name), the authority for the species description is used; for other subspecies, the authority is the name and year for the description of that subspecies. For plants, the author(s) name(s) are often abbreviated and the year of original publication is not included; if taxonomic changes are made for plants, the original author(s) name(s) are placed in brackets and the author(s) responsible for the altered name are added outside of the brackets. For plant subspecies and varieties, the authors of both the species-level and subspecies/variety-level descriptions are cited.		text(60)
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)
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)
European 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)
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
Use and Trade	Information available for any utilization and/or trade of the taxon (local, national and international trade).			memo
Red List Assessors	Experts that assessed the European and EU27 regional Red list status for the species			memo
Red List Reviewers	Names of the reviewers of the assessment. The Reviewers role is to read the information presented in the assessment and confirm whether the information has been interpreted appropriately and the IUCN Red List Criteria have been applied correctly			memo
Red List Contributors	Names of the Contributors of the assessment. Contributors provide information specifically for use in the species account, but they are not directly involved in the actual assessment itself.			memo

European Red List of birds

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)
Genus	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Species	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Subspecies	Standard taxonomic rank			text(50)
Taxonomic authority	Name(s) of the author(s) who published the original description of the taxon.	If a taxon's name or placement has been changed since the original description, the original authority's name is placed in parentheses. For animals, the authority's names(s) are followed by the year the original description was published. For animal subspecies, only one authority name appears: for nominate subspecies (i.e. the subspecies name matches the species name), the authority for the species description is used; for other subspecies, the authority is the name and year for the description of that subspecies. For plants, the author(s) name(s) are often abbreviated and the year of original publication is not included; if taxonomic changes are made for plants, the original author(s) name(s) are placed in brackets and the author(s) responsible for the altered name are added outside of the brackets. For plant subspecies and varieties, the authors of both the species-level and subspecies/variety-level descriptions are cited.		text(60)
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)
European 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(10)
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
Assessment Date	Date of the finalisation of the assessment			date/time
Red List Assessors	Experts that assessed the European and EU27 regional Red list status for the species			memo