Macaca assamensis pelops | Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Wokshop Report

Taxa
Macaca assamensis ssp. pelops | (Hodgson, 1840)
Macaca assamensis pelops | (Hodgson, 1841)
Publication
Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Wokshop Report
NRL Record ID
95035
Location
Countries in Assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Bengali: Assame bandar
Pahari bandar; Bhotia: Pio; Lepcha: Sahu; Myanmari: Myauk-sar; English: Western Assamese Macaque
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bhutan, India; For detailed distributional information within South Asia, see Molur et al. 2003
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Broadleaved evergreen forest
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2003
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii) C2a(i)
Assessment rationale/justification
The Indian population of this taxon is restricted in its distribution and in numbers, but since the taxon faces serious threats it is Endangered due to restricted distribution and continuing decline and small numbers. Endangered category is retained as the Indian population is more than 75% of the global population of this taxon.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2003
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Molur, S., D. Brandon-Jones, W. Dittus, A. Eudey, A. Kumar, M. Singh, M.M. Feeroz, M. Chalise, P. Priya and S. Walker (Eds.) (2003). Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Wokshop Report, 2003. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, viii+432pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Assessor affiliation specific
NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2012/08/Status-of-South-Asian-Primates-20031.pdf
Supplementary Links

Zoo Outreach Organisation; Threatened Taxa Monitoring System; South Asian Bat Monitoring Programme

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Past threats: Hunting, expansion of human settlement, habitat shrinkage, jhuming Present and future threats: Agriculture, firewood and charcoal production, selective logging, intentional poisoning (control), accidental mortality, road kills, trapping, landslide, changing human attitudes, man-animal conflict
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): West Bengal: Buxa NP, Mahananda WLS
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): West Bengal: Buxa NP, Mahananda WLS

Further information
Redlist Notes

This national-level assessment was based on information specific to the country, however some of the summary information listed above was taken from the broader regional-level assessments. Local variation in habitat, threats, and conservation measures may occur.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Macaca assamensis ssp. pelops Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Macaca
Macaca assamensis pelops Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Macaca