Macaca leonina | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Macaca leonina | (Blyth, 1863)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327681
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
Inuus leoninus Blyth, 1863; Macacus andamanensis Bartlett, 1869; Macacus coininus Kloss, 1903; Macaca adusta Miller, 1906; Macaca insulana Miller, 1906; Macaca nemestrina indocinensis Kloss, 1919; Macaca nemestrina blythii Pocock, 1931
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
Until recently this species was classified as a subspecies of M. nemestrina. There is some hybridization with M. nemestrina in a small area of southern peninsular Thailand, and on the islands of Phuket and Yao Yai (Groves 2001) in Boonratana et al. 2008.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Yunnan, China, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam (Boonratana et al. 2008). It occurs in mixed evergreen forests in the northeast and southeast of the country (Feeroz et al. 1995, Feeroz 2001, Khan 1987, 2015, Khan and Ahsan 1981)
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Pig-tailed Macaques inhabits mixed evergreen hilly forest of the east, southeastern and northeastern areas. It is terrestrial, arboreal, frugivorous and lives in single male dominated group. It is an apt climber and comfortable over land. (Feeroz et al. 1995, 1999, 2001, Khan 1987, 2015).
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 restricted to some fragmented patches of mixed evergreen forests and population size is below the threshhold level of Endangered category. Due to the adverse effects on Area of Occupancy and Extent of Occurrence, quality of habitat, restricted number of locations and an insignificant number of mature individuals, it qualifies for Endangered.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Mohammed Mostafa Feeroz
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
Macaca leonina Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Macaca