Rhinolophus alcyone | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
Taxa
Rhinolophus alcyone | Temminck, 1852
Publication
NRL Record ID
263635
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Thorn and Kerbis 2009 only records presence in Budongo FR. But records from 1990s show presence also in Kibale and Mabira FRs. Cavity roosting bats, in small numbers, but because of the specialized roosting requirements could see populations destroyed by selective extraction of dry wood
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
Affected by forest loss, but roosts within dry wood preferentially selected as fuel source
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Partial as largely present in Forest Reserves.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Partial as largely present in Forest Reserves.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhinolophus alcyone | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Rhinolophidae | Rhinolophus |