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NRLD - 95032 | Macaca assamensis assamensis

Assessment ID
95032
Taxon name
Macaca assamensis assamensis
(McClelland, 1839)
Infrarank
Macaca assamensis assamensis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Macaca assamensis assamensis
(McClelland, 1839)
Common name(s)
Assamese: Asomia molua; Barman: Jongak; Bhutia: Poi; Garo: Makre-dow; Lepcha: Sahu; Mizo: Zwongpu; Riyang: Taiman ukhra; English: Assam Macaque, Eastern Assamese Macaque
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Macaca assamensis assamensis
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
cercopithecidae
Genus
Macaca
Species
assamensis assamensis
Species authority
(McClelland, 1839)
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
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
C2a(i)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
The threats to this taxon in India are as severe making it Endangered. Since there are some populations bordering Myanmar that are contiguous, habitat and population protection within the country to lower the probability of extinction of this taxon within India. It is therefore retained as Endangered.
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
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, China; 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
Tropical evergreen forest, subtropical evergreen forest, semi-evergreen broad-leaved forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Selective logging, timber collection and firewood for charcoal production, fisheries, building roads, dams, power lines, deliberate fires, fragmentation, soil loss/erosion, hunting for sport, hunting and trade for food and traditional medicine, accidental mortality by trapping, alien invasive species, predators, hybridization.
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.