Rhinolophus ruwenzorii | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Rhinolophus ruwenzorii | Hill, 1942
Rhinolophus ruwenzorii | Pousargues, 1897
Publication
NRL Record ID
263641
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Assumed to be cave roosting but little known about this species. Very few sightings, specimens. Likely to be in very limited locations within EOO and status unknown
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
Habitat loss and degradation, roost disturbance
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Wholly in PAs.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Wholly in PAs.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhinolophus ruwenzorii | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Rhinolophidae | Rhinolophus |
Rhinolophus ruwenzorii | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Microchiroptera | Rhinolophidae | Rhinolophus |