Rhabdomys pumilio | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Rhabdomys pumilio | (Sparrman, 1784)
Publication
NRL Record ID
263634
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Mount Elgon has the only Ugandan population, any suitable habitats outside the Parks boundary will already have been lost to agriculture and pressure occurs within the Park (elsewhere abundant).
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
Fire
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Mt Elgon is a Protected National Park.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Mt Elgon is a Protected National Park.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhabdomys pumilio | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Muridae | Rhabdomys |