Caracal aurata | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Caracal aurata | (Temminck, 1827)
Caracal aurata | Temminck, 1827
NRL Record ID
263382
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
African Golden Cat
RRL Synonyms
Felis
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Kibale National Park, Mgahinga National Park, Kasyoha Kitomi Forest Reserve, Maramagambo Forest Reserve, Echuya Forest Reserve
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Primary moist equatorial forest
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
A2b
Assessment rationale/justification
Only occasional camera trap photos have been recorded for Uganda in a few forest reserves. Data on populations largely lacking, but evidence of decline confirmed in Bwindi (B. Mugerwa, 2015) and few camera trap records noted in Maramagambo (D.R. Mills). Recent taxonomic review has placed in same genus as Caracal. Combined AOO less 1919km, but population estimates suggest upgrading. Population less threatened in Kibale despite snaring, possibly due to absence of leopards (D.R. Mills 2014). A forest/farmland overlap survey showed they do not leave the forest edge, even to travel down swamp/bush valleys. Uganda is probably one of the range states where the population has declined the most due to extensive forest clearing in the past and now largely confined to PA's. ANY change in poaching/logging levels or enforcement (will or capacity) could easily extirpate populations from the small refuges in which they currently persist.
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss, forest degradation and bushmeat hunting (reduces prey available and is bycatch in Uganda confirmed from pictures and skeletons)
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Populations in Protected areas.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Populations in Protected areas.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Caracal aurata Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Caracal
Caracal aurata Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Caracal