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NRLD - 263676 | Taurotragus oryx

Assessment ID
263676
Taxon name
Taurotragus oryx
(Pallas, 1766)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Taurotragus oryx
(Pallas, 1766)
Common name(s)
Common Eland
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
bovidae
Genus
Taurotragus
Species
oryx
Species authority
(Pallas, 1766)
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)
C2b
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Small restricted populations. Some question about actual numbers due to fluctuating counts: LMNP latest population count estimated at 1400 (UWA 2012). Lamprey estimated LMNP 273 (1995), 88 (1996), 285 (1997), 1442 (1998), 199 (1999), 28 (2002), 606 (2006). KVNP estimated at 28, June 2014 (300 in 1967-72). Previously recorded for Katonga and West Madi, and other areas, now not expected to be present.
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
Lake Mburo National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Pian Upe 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
Savannah woodlands
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Bushmeat hunting, loss of habitat, fire-induced habitat change
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).