Hybomys lunaris | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Hybomys lunaris | (Thomas, 1906)
Publication
NRL Record ID
263511
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
D2
Assessment rationale/justification
Endemic to the Albertine rift region, where it is retricted to Rwenzori Mts
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 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
Endemic to region
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Albertine Rift Endemic
Endemism specifics: Albertine Rift Endemic
Threats listed in assessment
Unknown but Restricted Range makes vunerable to threats
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Range within PA, reasonably protected.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range within PA, reasonably protected.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hybomys lunaris | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Muridae | Hybomys |