Tragelaphus spekii | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Tragelaphus spekii | Speke, 1863
Tragelaphus spekii | Sclater, 1863
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263684
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
Sitatunga
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Widespread
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Swamps, wetlands
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
B1b(i)c(i)
Assessment rationale/justification
Listing on account of pressures on suitable habitats and hunting outside protected areas. Sitatunga in Ssesse Islands taken as separate species
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
Wetland degradation and conversion
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Wetlands protected by law; enforcement completely inadequate.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Wetlands protected by law; enforcement completely inadequate.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Tragelaphus spekii Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Bovidae Tragelaphus
Tragelaphus spekii Animalia Chordata Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Tragelaphus