Neotragus batesi | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Neotragus batesi | de Winton, 1903
Neotragus batesi | de Winton, 1903
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263579
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
Pygmy Antelope
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Semliki National Park, Maramagambo Forest Reserve
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Moist lowland rainforest preferring dense undergrowth
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Reported record for Semliki, Maragambo, Kalinzu and Kibale by Kingdon early 70s (based on hunters reports) and suspected sighting in 90s. 69 Camera trap records from Maramagambo in 2014 (D.R. Mills), none from Kibale, Budongo, KasyohaKitomi, Bwindi, Rwenzori. AOO of Maramagambo (443km2) puts this species as endangered. Likely decline due to snaring and habitat degradation in Maramagambo Forest Reserve which is not as well protected.
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2016/03/National-Redlist-for-Uganda.pdf
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Bushmeat hunting, specific habitat requirements and low numbers may increase its vulnerability. Habitat degradation in range
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Within Protected Area system, but not well protected.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Within Protected Area system, but not well protected.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Neotragus batesi Animalia Chordata Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Neotragus
Neotragus batesi Animalia Chordata Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Neotragus