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

Taxa
Trachypithecus obscurus phayrei | (Blyth, 1847)
Publication
Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Wokshop Report
NRL Record ID
95083
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
Assamese: Chashma Bandar; Bengali: Chashma Bandar; Bengali in Bangladesh: Chashma pora hanuman; Mizo: Dawr; Nepali: Chasme Bandar; English: Phayre's Langur
Phayre's Leaf Monkey
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar; 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
Mixed moist deciduous forest, primary secondary moist evergreen forest, bamboo dominated areas, often near tea gardens, semi-evergreen forests.
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
C1+2a(i)
Assessment rationale/justification
Widely distributed leaf monkey found in a few locations. Loss of habitat and other human-induced threats have caused the population numbers to be restricted making this primate E
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
Timber plantations, livestock ranching, shifting agriculture, firewood collection and charcoal production, infrastructure, human settlement, deforestation, fragmentation, collecting, illegal hunting for food, habitat loss, pesticides/chemical pollution, industrial pollution, inbreeding
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Mizoram: Dampa WLS Tripura: Gumti WLS, Sepahijala WLS, Trishna WLS
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Mizoram: Dampa WLS Tripura: Gumti WLS, Sepahijala WLS, Trishna 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
Trachypithecus obscurus phayrei Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Trachypithecus