Felis silvestris | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Felis silvestris | Schreber, 1777
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263465
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
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Murchison Falls National Park, possibly more widespread
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
tolerate wide variety of habitat except closed forest
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Records only for one area in Uganda (MFNP), and no recent records of occurrence are available. None have been recorded in Kibale, surrounding farmland or Maramagombo despite extensive camera trapping (D.R. Mills).
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
Hybridisation with domestic cats said to be reason for decline
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species occurs in Protected area.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species occurs in Protected area.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Felis silvestris Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Felis