Acinonyx jubatus | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Acinonyx jubatus | (Schreber, 1775)
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263362
Location
Countries in Assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Kidepo Valley National Park, Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve, Matheniko-Bokora Wildlife Reserve
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Savannah systems
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
C1+2a(i);
Assessment rationale/justification
Very small population in only one park. Sightings in KVNP by Lamprey et al 2002. Further opportunistic sightings recently in Pian Upe and road between Kabwong and Moroto. Based on these observations, population size inferred to be less than 50 total and as scattered would be less than 50 in each sub-population. Individuals may cross-borders to Sudan and Kenya but as these populations are also in decline, this potential is likely to decrease in future.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2016
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Dr Robert Kityo; Sarah Prinsloo; Sam Ayebare; Dr Andrew Plumptre; Aggrey Rwetsiba; Waswa Sadic; Solomon Sebuliba; Herbert Tushabe
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2016/03/National-Redlist-for-Uganda.pdf
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Genetic isolation, very fragmented, habitat disruption. Loss of prey, hunting pressure
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Some of population occurs within Protected Areas but not confined.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Some of population occurs within Protected Areas but not confined.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Acinonyx jubatus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Acinonyx