Tragelaphus eurycerus ssp. isaaci
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
CETARTIODACTYLA |
BOVIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Tragelaphus eurycerus ssp. isaaci
|
| Species Authority: |
(Thomas, 1902) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Eastern Bongo, Mountain Bongo |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
C2a(i)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s: |
IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group |
| Reviewer/s: |
Mallon, D.P. (Antelope Red List Authority) & Hoffmann, M. (Global Mammal Assessment) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Numbers of this isolated subspecies have undergone a severe decline. Very small remnant populations survive in the Aberdares, Mount Kenya, Mau Forest and Eburu Forest. Current estimates (2007) suggest a total of 75-140 individuals, well below the threshold of 250 mature individuals. The taxon is still declining and none of the subpopulations listed above contains 50 mature individuals. The lower population estimate would also qualify for Critically Endangered under criterion D.
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| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Endangered
(Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
|
| 1996 |
– |
Endangered
|
| 1994 |
– |
Vulnerable
(Groombridge 1994)
|
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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