Arvicanthis niloticus | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Arvicanthis niloticus | (É. Geoffroy, 1803)
Arvicanthis niloticus | (Desmarest, 1822)
Location
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
Kampala area, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Sango Bay (savanna), Karamoja Subregion, Mt Kei Forest Reserve, Zoka Forest Reserve
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Widely occuring in grassland ecosystems
About the assessment
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
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
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Scientific Name
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Arvicanthis niloticus
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Arvicanthis
Arvicanthis niloticus
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Muridae
Arvicanthis
