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NRLD - 263362 | Acinonyx jubatus

Assessment ID
263362
Taxon name
Acinonyx jubatus
(Schreber, 1775)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Acinonyx jubatus
(Schreber, 1775)
Common name(s)
Cheetah
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Acinonyx
Species
jubatus
Species authority
(Schreber, 1775)
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
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Qualifying criteria (if given)
C1+2a(i);
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Very small population in only one park. Sightings in KVNP by Lamprey et al 2002. Further opportunistic sightings recently in Pian Upe and road between Kabwong and Moroto. Based on these observations, population size inferred to be less than 50 total and as scattered would be less than 50 in each sub-population. Individuals may cross-borders to Sudan and Kenya but as these populations are also in decline, this potential is likely to decrease in future.
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
Kidepo Valley National Park, Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve, Matheniko-Bokora 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 systems
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Genetic isolation, very fragmented, habitat disruption. Loss of prey, hunting pressure
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).