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NRLD - 263632 | Redunca fulvorufula chanleri

Assessment ID
263632
Taxon name
Redunca fulvorufula chanleri
(Rothschild, 1895)
Infrarank
Redunca fulvorufula chanleri
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Redunca fulvorufula chanleri
(Rothschild, 1895)
Common name(s)
Mountain Reedbuck
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Redunca fulvorufula chanleri
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
bovidae
Genus
Redunca
Species
fulvorufula chanleri
Species authority
(Rothschild, 1895)
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)
C1+2a(i)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Sightings in Napak and Aleklek in mid 1990, Napak 2014, Mt Moroto not since 1970s (Kingdon). Ranking as EN based on presumption of mature individuals less than 2500, given the very few sightings of this antelope. Sport hunting concession operating in Eastern Uganda likely to reduce numbers further
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
Mt Moroto National Park, Karamoja sub-region (Napak, Aleklek)
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
Montane forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat destruction, bushmeat hunting
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).