Cuon alpinus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Cuon alpinus | (Pallas, 1811)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327600
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
RRL Synonyms
Canis dukhunensis Sykes, 1831; Canis primaevus Hodgson, 1833; Cuon primaevus Adams, 1858
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Thailand and Viet Nam. Rare and restricted only to several isolated patches in eastern Chittagong Hill Tracts (Kassalong RF, Pablakhali WS, Rheinkheong RF and Sangu WS) in the southeast of Bangladesh. Previously it occurred (until the year 2000) in the forests of Rema-Kalenga WS in the northeast. It used to be common in forests of Geater Sylhet, Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts Districts at least up to 1950s. Then, as the forest denudation followed by hunting of it and its prey and all major wildlife species of these mixed evergreen forest the species has virtually disappeared, barring a few very difficult to observe packs in the remotest parts of the Hill Tracts. A live specimen collected from the Hill Tracts was in display in Dhaka Zoo during 1970s (Ahmed 1982).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Dhole is found mostly in family packs of 2-30 individuals and unites in groups during day time but rarely at night. Prey animals include medium-sized ungulates such as deer, wild boar and wild goat, and occasionally domestic cattle. It sleeps inside a den. Mating takes place during September-February giving birth to 4-6 cubs at a time in the den after a gestation period of 60-65 days (Durbin et al. 2008). In Bangladesh, its prey animals mostly include Wild Boar, Barking Deer, Sambar, supplemented with smaller ground-dwelling vertebrates (M A Khan pers. comm.). Occurs in a wide variety of vegetation types, including primary, secondary and degraded forms of tropical dry and moist deciduous forest, evergreen and mixed evergreen forests, dry thorn forests, grassland, scrub, forest mosaics, and alpine steppe (above 3,000 m mean sea level). It has not been recorded from desert regions. In Bangladesh it is restricted to mixed evergreen forest.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is rare and restricted only to a few severely fragmented areas in the eastern Chittagong Hill Tracts in the southeast of Bangladesh. It used to occur in the forests of Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary in the northeast until 2000. The quality and quantity of habitats are declining rapidly when prey species is diminishing at an alarming rate. It has been assumed that at least 50% of the population has been reduced over the last ten years. Therefore, it qualifies for Endangered category.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
M. Monirul H. Khan
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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/
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Critically Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Cuon alpinus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae Cuon