Heliosciurus ruwenzorii | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii | (Schwann, 1904)
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263497
Location
Countries in Assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Rwenzori Mt National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Montane forest habitats 1600-3000m
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
D2
Assessment rationale/justification
Known occurrence limited to only two localities in the country. Few specimens collected. Presume slow decline
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2016/03/National-Redlist-for-Uganda.pdf
Endemism
Endemic to region
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Albertine Rift Endemic
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Mining for coltane, conversion to agriculture and resource extraction
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Within Protected Area system.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Within Protected Area system.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Heliosciurus