Philantomba monticola | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Philantomba monticola | (Thunberg, 1789)
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263610
Location
Countries in Assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
RRL Synonyms
Cephalophus
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Throughout medium-altitude forest of Uganda
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Primary and secondary forest
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Probably most common duiker in Ugandan forests. However all duikers expected to be reducing due to uncontrolled bushmeat hunting, population pressures and reduction in forest cover throughout Uganda.
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
Resilient - known to withstand babitat degradation and bushmeat hunting
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Part of range protected within National Parks and Forest Reserves, little control of hunting or forest degradation.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Part of range protected within National Parks and Forest Reserves, little control of hunting or forest degradation.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Philantomba monticola Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Bovidae Philantomba