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

Taxa
Trachypithecus pileatus ssp. tenebricus | (Wroughton, 1915)
Trachypithecus pileatus tenebricus | (Hinton, 1923)
Publication
Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Wokshop Report
NRL Record ID
95091
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: Tupimuria bandar; Bengali: Topi banar; Bodo: Golija makhre; Hindi: Topi wala bandar; English: Capped Langur
Tenebrous Capped Leaf Monkey
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
Subtropical forest, broad-leaved forest, evergreen forest, deciduous forest
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2003
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered (Uplisted from Endangered)
Assessment status abreviation
CR°
Assessment status criteria
B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) C1+2a(i)
Assessment rationale/justification
The indian population of this taxon is fragmented and under tremendous human pressure. The restricted taxon with few numbers is also declining drastically, making the situation more critical in India. Hence the status within the country is upgraded to Critically Endangered.
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
Crop plantations, grazing, shifting agriculture, timber, roads, soil loss/erosion, deforestation, hunting for traditional medicine and food, poisoning, hooking, human interference, habitat loss.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Arunachal Pradesh: Eagle Nest WLS, Pakhui WLS; Assam: Manas NP, Nameri NP
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Arunachal Pradesh: Eagle Nest WLS, Pakhui WLS; Assam: Manas NP, Nameri NP

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 pileatus ssp. tenebricus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Trachypithecus
Trachypithecus pileatus tenebricus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Cercopithecidae Trachypithecus