Cephalophus weynsi | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Cephalophus weynsi | Thomas, 1901
Publication
NRL Record ID
263392
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Weyns can be considered sub-species of Peters, but here taken as distinct (Grubb and Groves, 2001) . Sighted commonly enough to still be considered LC despite threats in Kibale and Queen Elizabeth (D.R. Mills 2014), although noted to be remarkably rare in some areas e.g. Bwindi (B. Mugerwa)
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 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
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat degradation and bushmeat hunting
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Part of range protected within National Parks and Forest Reserves, little control of hunting or forest degradation.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Part of range protected within National Parks and Forest Reserves, little control of hunting or forest degradation.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cephalophus weynsi | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Bovidae | Cephalophus |