Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. rothschildi
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
CETARTIODACTYLA |
GIRAFFIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. rothschildi |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
Lydekker, 1903 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Rothschild’s Giraffe, Ugandan Giraffe |
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
Recent genetic evidence has confirmed the subspecies identity of this taxon (Brown et al. 2007). Some authors indicated that G. c. rothschildi and G. c. camelopardalis are synonymous but there is no morphological or genetic evidence to support this, and the two forms are regarded as separate here until proven otherwise. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
C2a(i)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2010 |
| Assessor/s: |
Fennessy, J. & Brenneman, R. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Hoffmann, M. & Mallon, D. |
Justification:
Current estimates of population size are well below 2,500 mature individuals, numbers are declining overall and no subpopulation is estimated to contain more than 250 mature individuals. The population is potentially close to meeting the population threshold for Critically Endangered under criterion C, depending on the number of individuals, if any, that survive in south Sudan.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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Conservation Actions
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