Hipposideros abae | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Hipposideros abae | J.A. Allen, 1917
Hipposideros abae | J. Allen, 1917
Publication
NRL Record ID
263503
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
D2
Assessment rationale/justification
Cavity roosting bats, where they may concentrate in large numbers, but because of the specialized roosting requirements could see large population destroyed by roost site destruction or alteration. No recent records for occurrence of the species. Sparse distribution throughout range
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
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Threats listed in assessment
Roost disruption and disturbance
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Range partially within PA system.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range partially within PA system.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hipposideros abae | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Hipposideridae | Hipposideros |
Hipposideros abae | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Microchiroptera | Hipposideridae | Hipposideros |