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NRLD - 263561 | Mops trevori

Assessment ID
263561
Taxon name
Mops trevori
J. Allen, 1917
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mops trevori
J. Allen, 1917
Common name(s)
Trevor's Free-tailed Bat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
microchiroptera
Family
molossidae
Genus
Mops
Species
trevori
Species authority
J. Allen, 1917
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Uganda
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2b(iii)c(ii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
No recent records available throughout range, likely to have suffered drastic decline
Assessment details
Year assessed
2016
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Dr Robert Kityo; Sarah Prinsloo; Sam Ayebare; Dr Andrew Plumptre; Aggrey Rwetsiba; Waswa Sadic; Solomon Sebuliba; Herbert Tushabe
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Semuliki National Park, Budongo Forest Reserve, Wakiso District (Bussu)
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Recorded in lowland forest, and may be a forest-savanna mosaic specialist. Colonies roost in hollow trees in small numbers.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Affected by forest loss, but roosts within dry wood preferentially selected as fuel source and could be affected by fire
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Behangana, M., Prinsloo, S., Plumptre, A., Tushabe, H., Ayebare, S., Sekisambu, R. and Conslate, A. 2016. Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda. WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society).