Scotophilus leucogaster | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Scotophilus leucogaster | (Cretzschmar, 1826)
Publication
NRL Record ID
263653
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
D2
Assessment rationale/justification
Little is known about the ecology and threats to this bat but its distribution in Uganda is limited to two small forests neither of which is 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
Unknown, presumed habitat degradation and loss
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Little protection although within PA system.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Little protection although within PA system.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotophilus leucogaster | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Vespertilionidae | Scotophilus |