Praomys degraaffi | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Praomys degraaffi | Van der Straeten & Kerbis Peterhans, 1999
Praomys degraaffi | (Thomas, 1910)
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263624
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
De Graaff's Praomys
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Echuya Forest Reserve
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Undisturbed moist montane forest 1900-2600
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
High altitude Montane Forest including thick bamboo stands and dense herbaceous growth. Can be locally abundant. AOO 356km2. Suitable habitat mostly cleared in Rwanda so Ugandan population crucial
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Albertine Rift Endemic
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and degradation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Range appears to be within PA.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Range appears to be within PA.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Praomys degraaffi Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Praomys
Praomys degraaffi Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Praomys