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NRLD - 95034 | Macaca assamensis pelops

Assessment ID
95034
Taxon name
Macaca assamensis pelops
(Hodgson, 1841)
Infrarank
Macaca assamensis pelops
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Macaca assamensis pelops
(Hodgson, 1841)
Common name(s)
Bengali: Assame bandar, Pahari bandar; Bhotia: Pio; Lepcha: Sahu; Myanmari: Myauk-sar; English: Western Assamese Macaque
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Macaca assamensis pelops
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
cercopithecidae
Genus
Macaca
Species
assamensis pelops
Species authority
(Hodgson, 1841)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bhutan
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bhutan
Country ISO code(s)
BTN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered (Downlisted from Critically Endangered)
Abbreviated status
EN°
Qualifying criteria (if given)
C2a(i); D
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
The Bhutan population is very highly restricted and very few in numbers as to be categorised as Critically Endnagered using the global criteria. However, since the adjoining populations in India is fairly contiguous with the Bhutan population, there is a possibility of recolonisation. Further, threats to the taxon in Bhutan is not as high as in India, hence the national category of Critically Endangered is downgraded to Endangered in Bhutan.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2003
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
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Broadleaved evergreen forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Past threats: Hunting, expansion of human settlement, habitat shrinkage, jhuming Present and future threats: Agriculture, firewood and charcoal production, selective logging, intentional poisoning (control), accidental mortality, road kills, trapping, landslide, changing human attitudes, man-animal conflict
Publication
Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Wokshop Report
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.