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NRLD - 263396 | Cercopithecus l'hoesti

Assessment ID
263396
Taxon name
Cercopithecus l'hoesti
Sclater, 1899
Infrarank
Cercopithecus l'hoesti
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cercopithecus l'hoesti
Sclater, 1899
Common name(s)
Lhoest's Monkey
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Cercopithecus l'hoesti
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
cercopithecidae
Genus
Cercopithecus
Species
l'hoesti
Species authority
Sclater, 1899
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
listed as synonym on Catalogue of Life
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
Only in a few localities in the country, but whilst numbers are reducing core areas still have reasonable protection
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, Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Rwenzori Mt National Park, Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest 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
Lowland, sub-montane and montane forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and degradation, conflict (crop-raiding)
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).