Red List of South African Species

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Least Concern (LC)

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Widespread and common across its range, and therefore considered Least Concern.

Distribution

Occurs throughout most of central and western southern Africa including southern Angola (see Jacobsen 1989). It is present in the eastern two-thirds of Namibia (exclusive of the Caprivi Strip; Visser 1984), most of Botswana (Auerbach 1987), western Lesotho (Bates et al. 2014). Within South Africa it occurs throughout the provinces of the Free State (excluding extreme  northeast),  Gauteng, North-West,above the escarpment in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces (Jacobsen 1989), and in inland areas of the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces at least as far southwest as the Tankwa Karoo.

Population trend

Trend

The population is suspected to be stable.

Threats

There are no substantial threats to this species.

Uses and trade

There is no known utilization.

Conservation

None recommended.

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