Arctictis binturong | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Arctictis binturong | (Raffles, 1821)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327594
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
Nine subspecies have been recognized (Pocock 1939, Cosson et al. 2006). Of these, Arctictis binturong albifrons (F. G. Cuvier 1822) occurs in the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh (Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1966).
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Its range covers Southeast Asia and Malayan peninsula, specifically Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam (Widmann et al. 2008). This species is rare, occurs in mixed evergreen forests and bamboo clumps in the southeast and northeast of the country covering the hill forests of Sylhet and Chittagong in Bangladesh (Khan 2008, 2015).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species occurs in the mixed evergreen forest and bamboo clumps in the northeast and southeast regions of Bangladesh. Binturongs are nocturnal and mostly solitary and tend to evade each other, but are not strictly territorial. They spend the majority of their time in tree but also have a high level of ground activity as they are too large to jump from tree to tree (Widmann et al. 2008). Binturongs have also been documented swimming and diving in order to obtain food (Cosson et al. 2007). Their prehensile tail acts as another limb as they climb slowly and carefully. Their hind legs can rotate backwards to enhance their back claws' ability to grasp as they climb trunks.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment rationale/justification
This species has been evaluated as Vulnerable based on its Extent of Occurrence is 13,461 km2 and Area of Occupancy being 767 km2 , current population is small and occurs only in a few disjunct areas and on the continuous threat of its habitat destruction and other existing threats.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sayad Mahmudur Rahman, Sanjina Afrin
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
Arctictis binturong Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Viverridae Arctictis