IUCN Red List Assessment of Some Species Native to the Korean Peninsula

6/13/20231 min read

Korean hare (Lepus coreanus)

Taxonomy: Animalia (kingdom), chordata (phylum), mammalia (class), lagomorpha (order), leporidae (family), lepus (genus)

Assessment information: Least concern (as of 2018)

Geographic range: Extant resident of China (Jilin); North Korea; South Korea

Conservation actions: "The 2005 hunting ban was a pro-active attempt to stop the decline in Korean Hare populations. Ulsan and Gwangju metropolitan cities have designated the Korean Hare as a protected species. In 2018, the Ministry of Environment, South Korea designated Korean Hare as a candidate of Endangered Species. After five years of assessment, the government will decided the designation of Korean Hare as Endangered Species."

Korean spruce (Picea koraiensis)

Taxonomy: Plantae (kingdom), tracheophyta (phylum), pinopsida (class), pinales (order), pinaceae (family), picea (genus)

Assessment information: Least concern (as of 2010)

Geographic range: Extant resident of China (Heilongjiang, Jilin); China (Liaoning, Nei Mongol); North Korea; Russian Federation (Central Asian Russia); Russian Federation (Primoryi)

Conservation actions: "This species is recorded from several protected areas such as the Changbai Biosphere Reserve in NE China. Other conservation measures include the imposition of logging quotas in NE China as part of the Chinese governments Natural Forest Protection project (Yu et al. 2011)."

Korean seerfish (Scomberomorus koreanus)

Taxonomy: Animalia (kingdom), chordata (phylum), actinopterygii (class), perciformes (order), scombridae (family), scomberomorus (genus)

Assessment information: Least concern (as of 2009)

Geographic range: Extant resident of Bangladesh; China; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Japan; South Korea; Macao; Malaysia; Myanmar; Pakistan; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam

Conservation actions: "There are no species specific conservation measures for this species. Recommended research includes more information on catch landings and effort for this species. More research is needed on this species biology, this is one of the least known Scomberomorus species because it has been confused with other species and is not common."

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