Table 4.
IUCN status of the marine mammal species under investigation according to geographic range.
| Species | IUCN Status |
|---|---|
|
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Minke whale) |
LC (gl, 2018) |
| Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpbeak whale) | LC (gl, 2018) |
| Orcinus orca (Killer whale) | CE (Strait of Gibraltar subpopulation, 2019) DD (gl, 2017) |
| Pseudorca crassidens (False killer whale) | NT (gl, 2018) |
| Steno bredanensis (rough-toothed dolphin) | LC (gl, 2018) |
| Delphinus delphis (short beaked common dolphin) | EN (it, 2013), EN (med, 2003), LC (gl, 2008) |
| Delphinus capensis (long beaked common dolphin) | EN (it, 2013), EN (med, 2003), LC (gl, 2008) |
| Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm whale) | EN (it, 2013), EN (med, 2006), VU (gl, 2008) |
| Balaenoptera physalus (Fin whale) | VU (it, 2013), VU (med, 2010), VU (gl, 2018) |
| Tursiops truncatus (Common bottlenose dolphin) | NT (it, 2013), VU (med, 2009), LC (gl, 2018) |
| Stenella coeruleoalba (Striped dolphin) | LC (it, 2013), VU (med, 2010), LC (gl, 2018) |
| Globicephala melas (Pilot whale) | DD (it, 2013), DD (med, 2010), LC (gl, 2018) |
| Grampus griseus (Risso’s dolphin) | DD (it, 2013), DD (med, 2010), LC (gl, 2018) |
| Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier’s beaked whale) | DD (it, 2013), DD (med, 2006), LC (gl, 2008) |
| Monachus monachus | DD (it, 2013), CR (med, 2008), EN (gl, 2015) |
gl = global; med = Mediterranean; it = Italian. IUCN legend; DD: data deficient; LC: least concern; VU: vulnerable; NT: near threatened; EN: endangered.