Canis aureus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Canis aureus | Linnaeus, 1758
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327597
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
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The Golden Jackal is widespread in North and northeast Africa, occurring from Senegal on the west coast of Africa to Egypt in the east, in a range that includes Morocco, Algeria, and Libya in the north to Nigeria, Chad and Tanzania in the south. They also occur in the Arabian Peninsula and have expanded their range into Europe Eastwards they range into Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, the entire Indian subcontinent, then east and south to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and parts of Indo-China (Jhala and Moehlman 2008). Widely distributed all over the country.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Golden Jackals are opportunistic and venture into human habitation at night to feed on garbage. They usually occur in groups but could be found as solitary or in pairs. They are highly adaptable and opportunistic foragers with varied diet, which consists of rodents, ground birds and their eggs, reptiles, frogs, fish, insects and fruits. They are crepuscular to nocturnal. They can live in a wide variety of habitats. Jackals occupy short to medium grasslands, forests, and agricultural lands, rural and suburban habitats. They usually hide inside woodlots, graveyards and Hindu cremation grounds (Khan 2008, 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is a very common with widespread distribution and has a presumed large population. It occurs in almost all habitat ranges and has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification. Although the population size and trends have not been quantified or estimated, the population size is not believed to approach the thresholds of any of the threatened categories. Thus, it has been categorized as Least Concern.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sajeda Begum
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
Vulnerable in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Canis aureus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Canidae Canis