Aonyx congica | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Aonyx congicus | Lönnberg, 1910
Aonyx congica | Lonnberg, 1910
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263373
Location
Countries in Assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Congo Clawless Otter
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxonomic Notes
listed as synonym on Catalogue of Life
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Lake Mburo National Park, Kibale National Park
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Rainforests and lowland swamps, forest rivers
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Noted as very rare throughout range. 13 independent captures noted mainly along the boundry of Kibale near Rwembata swamp with one along the Dura swamp in farmland (D.R. Mills), but otehrwise status in Uganda unknown.
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
Habitat and wetland degradation, water quality, competition for fisheries
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Within Protected Area system.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Within Protected Area system.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Aonyx congicus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae Aonyx
Aonyx congica Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Mustelidae Aonyx