Dendromus kivu | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Dendromus kivu | Thomas, 1916
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263444
Location
Countries in Assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxonomic Notes
listed as synonym on Catalogue of Life
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Rwenzori Mt National Park
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Grassland and disturbed habitat in moist dense vegetation 1300-4000m
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
D2
Assessment rationale/justification
Only a single locality known for the species in the country. More recent data required
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Albertine Rift Endemic
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat degradation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Range within PA, reasonably protected.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range within PA, reasonably protected.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Dendromus kivu Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Nesomyidae Dendromus