EN — Endangered

Amphilius sp. nov. 'Niger River drainage'

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

SILURIFORMES

Family

AMPHILIIDAE

Genus

Amphilius

Amphilius sp. nov. 'Niger River drainage' belongs to the family AMPHILIIDAE, order SILURIFORMES, within the ACTINOPTERYGII class.

04 — Threats

Threats

IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Dams & water management/use

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery

Community

Community Sightings

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Amphilius sp. nov. 'Niger River drainage' (Amphilius sp. nov. 'Niger River drainage'). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/amphilius-sp-nov-niger-river-drainage-151806140

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