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NRLD - 263600 | Paracrocidura maxima

Assessment ID
263600
Taxon name
Paracrocidura maxima
Heim de Balsac, 1959
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Paracrocidura maxima
Heim de Balsac, 1959
Common name(s)
East African Montane Shrew, Greater Large-headed Shrew
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
insectivora
Family
soricidae
Genus
Paracrocidura
Species
maxima
Species authority
Heim de Balsac, 1959
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
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2ab(i,ii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
AOO 1317km2. Rare throughout range and declining due to habitat loss. Uganda forests likely to be best protected of range.
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Albertine Rift Endemic
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Rwenzori Mt National Park
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 tropical moist forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Believed to be declining due to habitat degradation
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).