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NRLD - 327679 | Macaca assamensis

Assessment ID
327679
Taxon name
Macaca assamensis
McClelland, 1839
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Macaca assamensis
McClelland, 1839
Common name(s)
Assamese Macaque, Assam Macaque, Assamese Bandor, Ashami Banor
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
cercopithecidae
Genus
Macaca
Species
assamensis
Species authority
McClelland, 1839
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Two subspecies recognized as M. assamensis assamensis and M. a. pelops (Hodgson 1841, Fooden 1982). M.a. assamensis found in Bangladesh.
Macacus assamensis McClelland, 1839; Macacus rheso-similis Sclater, 1872; Macaca assamensis coolidgei Osgood, 1932
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This species has been recorded only from three locations; one in the northeast and the remaining two in the southeast. Its Extent of Occurrence, Area of Occupancy and habitat quality have been declining and presently occupying Extent of Occurrence and Area of Occupancy are within the threshold of Endangered category (Khan 1981, 1985, 1987, 2015, Gittins and Akonda 1982, Feeroz et al. 1995, Feeroz 2001, Khan and Ahsan 1986).
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Mohammed Mostafa Feeroz
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam (Boonratana et al. 2008, Khan 1982, 1987, Menon 2003). Gazipur Tea estate of Rajkandhi Forest Beat in the northeast and Shuvolong of Kaptai in the southeast.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is terrestrial, arboreal and diurnal. It inhabits tropical mixed evergreen forest.
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232