Phataginus tricuspis | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Phataginus tricuspis | (Rafinesque, 1821)
Phataginus tricuspis | Rafinesque, 1821
Publication
NRL Record ID
263609
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
A2d
Assessment rationale/justification
Species may occur in other forest reserves of Uganda. Regardless of this, it is targeted for bushmeat and international trade in animal parts and declining rapidly
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
Hunting for bush meat and trade in parts
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Range within protected areas, poor protection against hunting.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range within protected areas, poor protection against hunting.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phataginus tricuspis | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Pholidota | Manidae | Phataginus |
Phataginus tricuspis | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Pholidota | Manidae | Phataginus |