Micropotamogale ruwenzorii | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Micropotamogale ruwenzorii | (de Witte & Frechkop, 1955)
Micropotamogale ruwenzorii | de Witte and Frechkop, 1955
Publication
NRL Record ID
263548
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
D2
Assessment rationale/justification
Only found Lake Kivu, Rwenzori Mt and west of Lake Edward (DRC). No certain record, directed research needed to confirm occurrence
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Albertine Rift Endemic
Endemism specifics: Albertine Rift Endemic
Threats listed in assessment
Susceptible fish traps, loss of habitat - tends to disappear with human presence
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Range within reasonably protected National Park.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range within reasonably protected National Park.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Micropotamogale ruwenzorii | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Afrosoricida | Tenrecidae | Micropotamogale |
Micropotamogale ruwenzorii | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Insectivora | Tenrecidae | Micropotamogale |