Mops congicus | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Mops congicus | J.A. Allen, 1917
Mops congicus | J. Allen, 1917
Publication
NRL Record ID
263556
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
May roost in large numbers which makes them vulnerable to mass extinctions. Only known from the few localities based on the literature, No recent sightings to permit accurate assessment. Potential AOO is 470km2 (forested area of Budongo)
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
Roost disruption and disturbance
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Range appears to be within PA.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range appears to be within PA.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mops congicus | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Molossidae | Mops |
Mops congicus | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Microchiroptera | Molossidae | Mops |