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Macaca fascicularis | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327680
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
RRL Synonyms
: Simia fascicularis Raffles, 1821; Simia aygula Linnaeus, 1758; Simia cynomolgus Schreber, 1775; Macacus carbonarius Cuvier, 1825; Macaca aureus Geoffroy, 1826
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
At least ten subspecies are presently recognized. There is considerable hybridization between this species and M. mulatta where their ranges meet (Ong and Richardson 2008)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Native to Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India (Andaman and Nicobar Is.), Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam. Introduced to Mauritius, Palau, Papua New Guinea (Ong and Richardson 2008). Three individuals remain on the Naff River bank at Teknaf. Eight breeding individuals were recorded in Fashiakhali WS with a Rhesus Macaque group where they formed hybrid (M. K. Hasan pers. comm.).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Mangroves in the Naff River bank, mixed evergreen forest in the Fashiakhali Wildlife Sanctuary. Outside Bangladesh they are highly tolerant to any environmental changes (Fooden 1991, 1995). Diurnal, semi-terrestrial and opportunistic feeder. Lives in a multi male multi female group.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment rationale/justification
This species qualifies Critically Endangered criteria because of population reduction observed more than 90% over three generations and continuing (Khan 1981, 1987, Khan and Wahab1983, Feeroz 2001, Hasan and Feeroz 2010). Its EOO and AOO are less than the threshold level. Number of mature individuals is less than 20. Found only in two locations.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Kamrul Hasan
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
Critically Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).