Taxon name
Trachypithecus geei
(Ali and Santapau, 1956)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Trachypithecus geei
(Ali and Santapau, 1956)
Common name(s)
Assamese: Sonali bandar; Bengali: Sonali-bandar; Bodo: Mokre gophur; Hindi: Sunheara bandar; Nepali: Sunaulo bandar, Sugrib; English: Gee's Golden Langur, Golden Leaf Monkey
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Ali and Santapau, 1956)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
India
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
Assessed as
Critically Endangered (Uplisted from Endangered)
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) C1+2a
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
The loss to habitat in India is at an alarming rate and there has been a decrease in habitat for this species by more than 50% in the last 30 years. The southern locations within India are severely fragmented from the northern Manas population, making the isolated fragments vulnerable to extinction. Hence the status in India is upgraded to Critically Endangered.
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
http://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2012/08/Status-of-South-Asian-Primates-20031.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bhutan, India; 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 evergreen, moist deciduous and sal-dominated forest, deciduous broad-leaf, semi-evergreen, evergreen broad-leaved forests and fields.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Crop plantations, grazing, harvesting non-woody vegetation for firewood and charcoal production, selective logging, timber collection, human settlement, deforestation, fragmentation, trade, killed by domestic dogs, habitat loss, high juvenile mortality, inbreeding
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.
