Oreotragus oreotragus ssp. porteousi
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
CETARTIODACTYLA |
BOVIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Oreotragus oreotragus ssp. porteousi
|
| Species Authority: |
Lydekker, 1911 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Western Klipspringer |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
C2a(i)
ver 3.1
|
| 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:
Listed as Endangered as the total population size of this isolated subspecies in Nigeria and the Central African Republic is estimated at 250 mature individuals. The Western Klipspringer may eventually decline to extinction if current trends continue and no attempts are made to implement protective measures and/or captive breeding.
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| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Endangered
|
| 1994 |
– |
Endangered
(Groombridge 1994)
|
| 1990 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN 1990)
|
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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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