Neotragus batesi | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Neotragus batesi | de Winton, 1903
Neotragus batesi | de Winton, 1903
Publication
NRL Record ID
263579
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Reported record for Semliki, Maragambo, Kalinzu and Kibale by Kingdon early 70s (based on hunters reports) and suspected sighting in 90s. 69 Camera trap records from Maramagambo in 2014 (D.R. Mills), none from Kibale, Budongo, KasyohaKitomi, Bwindi, Rwenzori. AOO of Maramagambo (443km2) puts this species as endangered. Likely decline due to snaring and habitat degradation in Maramagambo Forest Reserve which is not as well protected.
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
Bushmeat hunting, specific habitat requirements and low numbers may increase its vulnerability. Habitat degradation in range
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Within Protected Area system, but not well protected.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Within Protected Area system, but not well protected.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neotragus batesi | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Bovidae | Neotragus |
Neotragus batesi | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Bovidae | Neotragus |