Crocidura niobe | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Crocidura niobe | Thomas, 1906
Publication
NRL Record ID
263428
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
D2
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has a very Restricted Range in the few locations where it is known to occur, however the Montane forest areas of the areas where it is found are not very much affected by human activities. More information is needed on potential threats and habitat requirements.
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Albertine Rift Endemic
Endemism specifics: Albertine Rift Endemic
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat integrity
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Within Protected areas.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Within Protected areas.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crocidura niobe | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Eulipotyphla | Soricidae | Crocidura |