Colomys goslingi | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Colomys goslingi | Thomas & Wroughton, 1907
Colomys goslingi | Thomas and Wroughton1907
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263411
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
Velvet Rat
African Wading Rat
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Semuliki National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, 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
Rainforest and forest-savanna mosaic
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment rationale/justification
Forest interior species with narrow habitat preferences near water courses or swamp forest could be susceptible to forest degradation
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
Loss in quality and extent of preferred habitat
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Known to currently occur within protected areas.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Known to currently occur within protected areas.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Colomys goslingi Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Colomys
Colomys goslingi Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Colomys