Lophocebus ugandai | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Lophocebus albigena ssp. ugandae | (Matschie, 1912)
Lophocebus ugandai | Matschie, 1912
NRL Record ID
263537
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
Uganda Mangabey
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Kibale National Park, Bugoma Forest Reserve, Mabira Forest Reserve, Mpanga Forest Reserve, Sango Bay Forest Reserve, Mukono District (Bujuko), Wakiso District (Bukasa)
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Forest
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
A2c
Assessment rationale/justification
Recent paper (2007) puts the species in Uganda as a separate species distinct from the grey-cheeked Mangabey
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and degradation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Range partially within PA system, many forests rapidly being degraded or converted.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range partially within PA system, many forests rapidly being degraded or converted.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Lophocebus albigena ssp. ugandae Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Lophocebus
Lophocebus ugandai Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Lophocebus