Hylochoerus meinertzhageni meinertzhageni | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni meinertzhageni | Thomas, 1904
NRL Record ID
263515
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
Giant Forest Hog
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Variety of forest types
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Populations known in Queen Elizabeth and Kibale, previously recorded in other Western Forests but no sightings and presume drastic decline. Density was reported as >10 kmĀ² in 1999 (QENP).
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
Bushmeat hunting, predation and habitat degradation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Population in Protected area.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Population in Protected area.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni meinertzhageni Animalia Chordata Mammalia Artiodactyla Suidae Hylochoerus