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NRLD - 95045 | Macaca mulatta mulatta

Assessment ID
95045
Taxon name
Macaca mulatta mulatta
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Infrarank
Macaca mulatta mulatta
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Macaca mulatta mulatta
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Common name(s)
Bengali: Banar; Hindi: Bandar, Lal bandar, Lal mukh ka bandar, Lal mukhwala bandar; Hindko: Baojha; Marathi: Makad; Nepali: Rato Bandar, Hajaria Bandar; Oriya: Mankad; Pashto: Shado, Beszoo; Rai: Pupa; Telugu: Kothi; Urdu: Bandur; English: Indian Rhesus Macaque, Rhesus Monkey
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Macaca mulatta mulatta
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
cercopithecidae
Genus
Macaca
Species
mulatta mulatta
Species authority
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Nepal
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Nepal
Country ISO code(s)
NPL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened (Downlisted from Endangered)
Abbreviated status
NT°
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2ab(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Restricted in distribution in Nepal and some locations are subject to change in quality as also persecution by humans due to human-animal conflicts. Since the taxon can adapt well, the national status of Endangered is lowered to Near Threatened.
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
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Afghanistan?, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam; 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
Temperate coniferous, moist and dry deciduous forests, mangroves, scrub, rain forest, cropland, human habitation, roadside, temples, openland, agriculatural lands, mixed forests, bamboo forests
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Past threats: Hunting, trade, accidental mortality, road kills, trapping, ecological imbalance (changes in native species dynamics), habitat loss, forest fire Present and future threats: Poisoning in Himachal Pradesh, human-animal conflict, wildfire, human settlement in Nepal terai
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.