Triaenops persicus | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Triaenops persicus | Dobson, 1871
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263686
Location
Countries in Assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Moyo District
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Riparian habitats in low-lying woodland and savanna. Prefers roosts in small trees and shrubs (or caves)
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(ii,iii,iv)
Assessment rationale/justification
Only a single known roost first reported by Hayman and Hill (1971) referred to in Thorn and Kerbis (2009). Roost not visited in more recent years to confirm continued existence.
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
Roost site destruction, fire management
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: None.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: None.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Triaenops persicus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Hipposideridae Triaenops