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

Taxa
Semnopithecus thersites | (Blyth, 1847)
Publication
Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Wokshop Report
NRL Record ID
95077
Location
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Sinhalese: Alu
Konda Vandura
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
India and Sri Lanka; 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
Tropical dry 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 rationale/justification
The Sri Lankan population of this taxon, is isolated from the Indian population and is also under severe pressure due to various threats to the habitat. The rate of decline in the population is correlated to habitat loss, which is >50% over 3 generations
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
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 Monitori

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Hunting for food, poisoning, trade, habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, loss of ecologically important species, increased human animal conflict. Hunting of this taxon for subsistence and local (village level) trade is common in some areas near National P
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Central Province: VRR Sanctuary, Knuckles; Eastern Province: Ampara Sanctuary, Buddaragala Sanctuary, Kanthale Naval Sanctuary; North Central Province: Wilpattu, Ritigala Strict Nature Reserve, Angame
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Central Province: VRR Sanctuary, Knuckles; Eastern Province: Ampara Sanctuary, Buddaragala Sanctuary, Kanthale Naval Sanctuary; North Central Province: Wilpattu, Ritigala Strict Nature Reserve, Angame

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

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Semnopithecus thersites Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Semnopithecus