Hippopotamus amphibius | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Hippopotamus amphibius | Linnaeus, 1758
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263502
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
Widespread though only concentrated in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Falls National Park
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Lakes and rivers in savanna zone
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B2b(iii)c(iv)
Assessment rationale/justification
Reduced populations within PAs (Lake Edward 30,000 in 1960's dropped to 5-6000 by 2014) despite recent limited recovery and likely more rapid reductions elsewhere. Based on size of habitat (lakeshore) estimated as less than 2000km2
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
Bushmeat hunting, habitat loss
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Reasonable protection within PAs.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Reasonable protection within PAs.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Hippopotamus amphibius Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Hippopotamidae Hippopotamus