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)
Assamese: Gahari nejia bandar; Bengali: Baraholeji banar; Bengali (in Bangladesh): Chhotoleji banar; Garo: Peko; Mizo: Zawangmuat; Naga: Kangh; Nepali: Sungur puchero bandar; Riyang: Stongbora; English: Burmese Pig-tailed Macaque, Long-haired Pig-tailed Macaque, Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Blyth, 1863)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
South Asia
Scope (of the Assessment)
Regional (multi-national)
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nepal
India
Pakistan
Myanmar
Viet Nam
Thailand
Indonesia
Philippines (the)
Singapore
Country ISO code(s)
NPL
IND
PAK
MMR
VNM
THA
IDN
PHL
SGP
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Qualifying criteria (if given)
C2a(i)
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This species in South Asia is restricted to many fragmented locations and a few numbers. Threats affecting the species in the region make it Endangered due to the negative effects on area, quality of habitat, number of locations and number of mature individuals.
Assessment details
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.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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
South Asian Primates.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Yunnan, China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam; For detailed distributional information within South Asia, see Molur et al. 2003
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2003
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Tropical semi-evergreen forest, tropical wet evergreen forest, tropical moist deciduous forest, coastal forest, swamp forest, montane forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Selective logging, firewood and charcoal production, fisheries, timber extraction, building roads, dams, power lines, forest fragmentation, soil loss/erosion, deliberate fires, hunting and trade for sport, food and medicine cultural use, accidental mortality, deliberate fires, predators, habitat loss, jhuming, encroachment
Publication
Molur, S., D. Brandon-Jones, W. Dittus, A. Eudey, A. Kumar, M. Singh, M.M. Feeroz, M. Chalise, P. Priya and S. Walker, editors. 2003. Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Wokshop Report. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, viii+432pp.
