Oreotragus oreotragus | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Oreotragus oreotragus | (Zimmermann, 1783)
Oreotragus oreotragus | (Zimmerman, 1783)
Publication
NRL Record ID
263587
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Species known from only two localities in the country and no data on numbers is available, particularly in KVNP where it is rarely observed
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
Bushmeat hunting, competition with cattle
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Range partially within PA system but likely to be experiencing pressure outside.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range partially within PA system but likely to be experiencing pressure outside.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oreotragus oreotragus | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Bovidae | Oreotragus |
Oreotragus oreotragus | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Bovidae | Oreotragus |