Chaerephon chapini | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Chaerephon chapini | J.A. Allen, 1917
Chaerephon chapini | J. Allen, 1917
NRL Record ID
263403
Location
Countries in Assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Chapin's Free-tailed Bat
Long-crested Free-tailed Bat
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Budongo Forest Reserve
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Savanna habitats and river valleys. It appears to be associated with intact woodland that is occasionally disturbed (e.g.. Mopane damaged by elephants).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
There is only a single known specimen in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum Toronto taken from Budongo (first reported Hayman & Hill 1971). May be RE or CR
About the assessment
Assessment year
2016
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Dr Robert Kityo; Sarah Prinsloo; Sam Ayebare; Dr Andrew Plumptre; Aggrey Rwetsiba; Waswa Sadic; Solomon Sebuliba; Herbert Tushabe
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Roost site destruction, fire management
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Range appears to be within PA.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range appears to be within PA.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Chaerephon chapini Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae Chaerephon
Chaerephon chapini Animalia Chordata Mammalia Microchiroptera Molossidae Chaerephon