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NRLD - 263657 | Smutsia gigantea

Assessment ID
263657
Taxon name
Smutsia gigantea
Illiger, 1815
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Smutsia gigantea
Illiger, 1815
Common name(s)
Giant Pangolin, Giant Ground Pangolin
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
pholidota
Family
manidae
Genus
Smutsia
Species
gigantea
Species authority
Illiger, 1815
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Manis
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
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
A2d
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
The Migadde Observation in the Mid-1990s would suggest the species was probably widespread in the country. It now very likely only survives in good populations within the Protected areas. International trade in very high numbers is giving cause for concern. (reported 1,000,000 USH reward per animal in 2012)
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
Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Lake Albert, Migadde (Gayaza District), Kibale National Park, Budongo Forest Reserve, Bugungu Wildlife Reserve
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
Savanna
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Hunting for bush meat and trade in parts
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).