Taxon name
Trachypithecus obscurus phayrei
(Blyth, 1847)
Infrarank
Trachypithecus obscurus phayrei
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Trachypithecus obscurus phayrei
(Blyth, 1847)
Common name(s)
Assamese: Chashma Bandar; Bengali: Chashma Bandar; Bengali in Bangladesh: Chashma pora hanuman; Mizo: Dawr; Nepali: Chasme Bandar; English: Phayre's Langur, Phayre's Leaf Monkey
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Trachypithecus obscurus phayrei
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Blyth, 1847)
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)
C1+2a(i)
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
Widely distributed leaf monkey found in 23 locations and 9 subpopulations in the northeastern parts of India and Bangladesh. Loss of habitat and other human-induced threats have caused the population numbers to be restricted to around 700 mature individuals making this primate 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
South Asian Primates.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar; 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
Mixed moist deciduous forest, primary secondary moist evergreen forest, bamboo dominated areas, often near tea gardens, semi-evergreen forests.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Timber plantations, livestock ranching, shifting agriculture, firewood collection and charcoal production, infrastructure, human settlement, deforestation, fragmentation, collecting, illegal hunting for food, habitat loss, pesticides/chemical pollution, industrial pollution, 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.
