Nycteris macrotis | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Nycteris macrotis | Dobson, 1876
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263582
Location
Countries in Assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
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
Murchison Falls National Park, Sango Bay Forest Reserve, Zoka Forest Reserve, Mabira Forest Reserve, Karamoja Sub-region
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Caves in savanna and woodland
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Cave roosting bats, where they may concentrate in large numbers, but because of the specialized roosting requirements could see large population destroyed by roost site destruction or alteration
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
Roost disruption and disturbance
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Partial as present in PAs.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Partial as present in PAs.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Nycteris macrotis Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Nycteridae Nycteris