Hyemoschus aquaticus | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Hyemoschus aquaticus | (Ogilby, 1841)
Location
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
Semliki National Park
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Lowland rainforest and thickets rarely more than 250m from water
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
In Uganda has only been reported for Semliki in 1970s (Kingdon). One known area and no recent known record. If present likely to be EN
About the assessment
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
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
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Possibly affected by hunting and river seasonality
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Within Protected Area system.
Scientific Name
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Hyemoschus aquaticus
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Tragulidae
Hyemoschus
