Laephotis wintoni | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Laephotis wintoni | Thomas, 1901
Publication
NRL Record ID
263528
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Only known locality for Uganda from 2004. On account of occurrence in the semi arid Karamoja area, increasing tree stand loss for fuel wood and construction material due to the now increasing sedenatry community in area. Old trees with hollows being cut away
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
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat destruction, fire
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: None
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: None
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laephotis wintoni | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Vespertilionidae | Laephotis |