Taxon name
Macaca leonina
(Blyth, 1863)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Macaca leonina
(Blyth, 1863)
Common name(s)
Pig-tailed Macaque, Chhotoleji Banor, Ultaleji Banor, Kolu Banor
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Blyth, 1863)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Until recently this species was classified as a subspecies of M. nemestrina. There is some hybridization with M. nemestrina in a small area of southern peninsular Thailand, and on the islands of Phuket and Yao Yai (Groves 2001) in Boonratana et al. 2008.
Inuus leoninus Blyth, 1863; Macacus andamanensis Bartlett, 1869; Macacus coininus Kloss, 1903; Macaca adusta Miller, 1906; Macaca insulana Miller, 1906; Macaca nemestrina indocinensis Kloss, 1919; Macaca nemestrina blythii Pocock, 1931
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is restricted to some fragmented patches of mixed evergreen forests and population size is below the threshhold level of Endangered category. Due to the adverse effects on Area of Occupancy and Extent of Occurrence, quality of habitat, restricted number of locations and an insignificant number of mature individuals, it qualifies for Endangered.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Mohammed Mostafa Feeroz
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Yunnan, China, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam (Boonratana et al. 2008). It occurs in mixed evergreen forests in the northeast and southeast of the country (Feeroz et al. 1995, Feeroz 2001, Khan 1987, 2015, Khan and Ahsan 1981)
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Pig-tailed Macaques inhabits mixed evergreen hilly forest of the east, southeastern and northeastern areas. It is terrestrial, arboreal, frugivorous and lives in single male dominated group. It is an apt climber and comfortable over land. (Feeroz et al. 1995, 1999, 2001, Khan 1987, 2015).
History
Critically Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232
