The Status of the World's Land and Marine Mammals: Diversity, Threat, and Knowledge
Conservation International · University of Cambridge · +27 more institutions
Abstract
Knowledge of mammalian diversity is still surprisingly disparate, both regionally and taxonomically. Here, we present a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status and distribution of the world's mammals. Data, compiled by 1700+ experts, cover all 5487 species, including marine mammals. Global macroecological patterns are very different for land and marine species but suggest common mechanisms driving diversity and endemism across systems. Compared with land species, threat levels are higher among marine mammals, driven by different processes (accidental mortality and pollution, rather than habitat loss), and are spatially distinct (peaking in northern oceans, rather than in Southeast Asia). Marine…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 75.22
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 31
Authors
130- JSJan SchipperCorresponding
Conservation International, University of Cambridge, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Sapienza University of Rome, Texas A&M University
- JCJanice Chanson
Conservation International, University of Cambridge, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Sapienza University of Rome, Texas A&M University
- FCFederica Chiozza
Conservation International, University of Cambridge, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Sapienza University of Rome, Texas A&M University
- NANeil A. Cox
Conservation International, University of Cambridge, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Sapienza University of Rome, Texas A&M University
- MHMichael Hoffmann
Conservation International, University of Cambridge, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Sapienza University of Rome, Texas A&M University
Topics & keywords
- Ecology
- Habitat
- Geography
- Endemism
- Biodiversity
- Diversity (politics)
- Habitat destruction
- Marine species
- Life below water