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NRLD - 263537 | Lophocebus ugandai

Assessment ID
263537
Taxon name
Lophocebus ugandai
Matschie, 1912
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lophocebus ugandai
Matschie, 1912
Common name(s)
Uganda Mangabey
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
cercopithecidae
Genus
Lophocebus
Species
ugandai
Species authority
Matschie, 1912
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)
A2c
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Recent paper (2007) puts the species in Uganda as a separate species distinct from the grey-cheeked Mangabey
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
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Kibale National Park, Bugoma Forest Reserve, Mabira Forest Reserve, Mpanga Forest Reserve, Sango Bay Forest Reserve, Mukono District (Bujuko), Wakiso District (Bukasa)
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
Forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and 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).