Gorilla gorilla beringei | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Gorilla beringei ssp. beringei | Matschie, 1903
Gorilla gorilla beringei | Matschie, 1905
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263488
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
Mountain Gorilla
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Montane forest 1600 - 4500m
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
D
Assessment rationale/justification
Permanent population in Bwindi, Mgahinga fluctuates and currently no resident population. Affected by cross border movements. Total population estimated at 400 (2011, UWA), population size likely to be +/- 50%. Population increasing, population estimated at 150 in 1982, 300 in 1990 (total population) so mature individuals less than 250.
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
International trade in live animals (infants) and body parts, incidental snaring. Habitat fragmentation from roads, Disease
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Ugandan population well protected.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Ugandan population well protected.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Gorilla beringei ssp. beringei Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Hominidae Gorilla
Gorilla gorilla beringei Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Pongidae Gorilla