Phataginus tetradactyla | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Phataginus tetradactyla | (Linnaeus, 1766)
Phataginus tetradactyla | Linnaeus, 1766
Publication
NRL Record ID
263608
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(iii,v)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is only known to occur in Semliki. Pressures as for all Pangolins with international trade in very high numbers
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
Hunting for bush meat and trade in parts
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Range within protected areas, poor protection against hunting.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range within protected areas, poor protection against hunting.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phataginus tetradactyla | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Pholidota | Manidae | Phataginus |
Phataginus tetradactyla | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Pholidota | Manidae | Phataginus |