The National Red List Project

NRLD - 263463 | Equus quagga boehmi

Assessment ID
263463
Taxon name
Equus quagga boehmi
Infrarank
Equus quagga boehmi
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Equus quagga boehmi
Common name(s)
Plains Zebra
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Equus quagga boehmi
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
perissodactyla
Family
equidae
Genus
Equus
Species
quagga boehmi
Species authority
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
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Kidepo, Karenga total individuals 425 (WCS 2014), Lake Mburo 11000 in 2010 (UWA) but concern that these figures may be high. Some expectation that fencing of ranches around Lake Mburo could lead to reduced numbers
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, Ankole Ranches, Kidepo Valley National Park, Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve, Kobebe (Moroto District)
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
All habitats up to 4300m
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss through fencing, competition, disease
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).