Bale Controlled Hunting Area
Bale, Ethiopia
Global irreplaceability
| Scores | Ranks | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.07 | 78.0 |
| Threatened species | 3.03 | 88.0 |
| Amphibians | 1.94 | 191.0 |
| Threatened amphibians | 0.62 | 263.0 |
| Birds | 0.32 | 290.0 |
| Threatened birds | 0.01 | 666.0 |
| Mammals | 3.81 | 31.0 |
| Threatened mammals | 2.4 | 24.0 |
Amphibian species for which Bale Controlled Hunting Area is of global importance
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Family | Order | IUCN Red List |
Direction of Population Trend |
Distribution Size (km²) |
Percentage Overlap |
Rank/ Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptychadena harenna | NA | PTYCHADENIDAE | ANURA | DD | unknown | 136 | 100.0 | 1/1 |
| Altiphrynoides osgoodi | NA | BUFONIDAE | ANURA | VU | decreasing | 12473 | 38.2 | 1/10 |
| Ptychadena cooperi | NA | PTYCHADENIDAE | ANURA | LC | stable | 18642 | 23.7 | 1/8 |
| Afrixalus enseticola | Ethiopian Banana Frog | HYPEROLIIDAE | ANURA | VU | decreasing | 19974 | 20.7 | 1/14 |
| Paracassina kounhiensis | NA | HYPEROLIIDAE | ANURA | LC | decreasing | 38914 | 19.7 | 2/10 |
| Altiphrynoides malcolmi | NA | BUFONIDAE | ANURA | EN | decreasing | 1569 | 9.0 | 5/5 |
| Leptopelis gramineus | NA | ARTHROLEPTIDAE | ANURA | LC | decreasing | 99407 | 6.7 | 1/8 |
| Leptopelis ragazzii | NA | ARTHROLEPTIDAE | ANURA | VU | decreasing | 88304 | 6.0 | 1/9 |
| Amietophrynus asmarae | Asmara Toad | BUFONIDAE | ANURA | LC | unknown | 180099 | 5.7 | 1/3 |
| Ptychadena erlangeri | NA | PTYCHADENIDAE | ANURA | NT | decreasing | 5580 | 5.3 | 2/5 |
Bird species for which Bale Controlled Hunting Area is of global importance
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Family | Order | IUCN Red List |
Direction of Population Trend |
Distribution Size (km²) |
Percentage Overlap |
Rank/ Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francolinus psilolaemus | Moorland Francolin | PHASIANIDAE | GALLIFORMES | LC | stable | 31913 | 16.9 | 1/19 |
| Parophasma galinieri | Abyssinian Catbird | TIMALIIDAE | PASSERIFORMES | LC | decreasing | 78934 | 7.0 | 2/11 |
| Serinus nigriceps | Ethiopian Siskin | FRINGILLIDAE | PASSERIFORMES | LC | stable | 114938 | 6.8 | 2/5 |
| Columba albitorques | White-collared Pigeon | COLUMBIDAE | COLUMBIFORMES | LC | stable | 137596 | 5.3 | 2/5 |
Detailed factsheets for all bird species are available from BirdLife International
Mammal species for which Bale Controlled Hunting Area is of global importance
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Family | Order | IUCN Red List |
Direction of Population Trend |
Distribution Size (km²) |
Percentage Overlap |
Rank/ Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lophuromys melanonyx | Black-clawed Brush-furred Rat | MURIDAE | RODENTIA | VU | unknown | 6011 | 50.6 | 1/8 |
| Chlorocebus djamdjamensis | Bale Monkey | CERCOPITHECIDAE | PRIMATES | VU | decreasing | 9145 | 44.1 | 1/9 |
| Arvicanthis blicki | Blick's Grass Rat | MURIDAE | RODENTIA | NT | unknown | 17894 | 43.0 | 1/9 |
| Tachyoryctes macrocephalus | Giant Mole Rat | SPALACIDAE | RODENTIA | EN | decreasing | 3896 | 33.0 | 3/7 |
| Stenocephalemys albocaudata | Ethiopian Narrow-headed Rat | MURIDAE | RODENTIA | LC | stable | 12140 | 32.6 | 2/10 |
| Crocidura glassi | Glass's Shrew | SORICIDAE | EULIPOTYPHLA | VU | decreasing | 8107 | 29.9 | 1/8 |
| Tragelaphus buxtoni | Mountain Nyala | BOVIDAE | CETARTIODACTYLA | EN | decreasing | 6875 | 28.8 | 1/11 |
| Crocidura bottegoides | Bale Shrew | SORICIDAE | EULIPOTYPHLA | EN | decreasing | 10830 | 20.6 | 2/10 |
| Megadendromus nikolausi | Nikolaus's Mouse | NESOMYIDAE | RODENTIA | DD | unknown | 6975 | 20.4 | 3/8 |
| Lophuromys brevicaudus | Short-tailed Brush-furred Rat | MURIDAE | RODENTIA | NT | decreasing | 13839 | 20.2 | 2/9 |
| Lepus starcki | Ethiopian Highland Hare | LEPORIDAE | LAGOMORPHA | LC | unknown | 60356 | 18.0 | 2/10 |
| Plecotus balensis | Ethiopian Big-eared Bat | VESPERTILIONIDAE | CHIROPTERA | DD | unknown | 1229 | 16.5 | 2/2 |
| Stenocephalemys griseicauda | Gray-tailed Narrow-headed Rat | MURIDAE | RODENTIA | LC | decreasing | 38988 | 10.2 | 2/10 |
| Crocidura lucina | Morrland Shrew | SORICIDAE | EULIPOTYPHLA | VU | stable | 5553 | 8.1 | 6/9 |
| Lophuromys chrysopus | Ethiopian Forest Brush-furred Rat | MURIDAE | RODENTIA | LC | unknown | 112209 | 5.3 | 1/13 |
