Micropotamogale ruwenzorii | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Micropotamogale ruwenzorii | (de Witte & Frechkop, 1955)
Micropotamogale ruwenzorii | de Witte and Frechkop, 1955
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263548
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
Ruwenzori Otter Shrew
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Rwenzori Mt National Park
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Streams in rainforest zone 800-900 m, montane forest up to 2,200 m or gallery forest surrounded by secondary savanna (elephant grass) 1,000-1,200 m. Digs tunnels and constructs hay or grass sleeping chambers within them.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
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
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
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