Tragelaphus derbianus ssp. derbianus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
CETARTIODACTYLA |
BOVIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Tragelaphus derbianus ssp. derbianus
|
| Species Authority: |
(Gray, 1847) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Western Giant Eland |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
C2a(ii)
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:
The latest total population estimates suggest a total of less than 200 animals in Senegal (with a few surviving in parts of neighbouring countries), well below the threshold of 250 mature individuals. The majority of these individuals are found in Niokolo-Koba N.P. in Senegal.
|
| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Endangered
|
| 1994 |
– |
Endangered
(Groombridge 1994)
|
| 1990 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN 1990)
|
| 1988 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
|
| 1986 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
|
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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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