Taxon name
Capricornis rubidus
Blyth, 1863
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Capricornis rubidus
Blyth, 1863
Common name(s)
Serow, Red Serow, Mainland Serow, Bon Chagol
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
Blyth, 1863
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Taxonomy of Serow is not completely resolved.
Antelope sumatraensis Bechstein, 1799; Capricornis sumatraensis Gray, 1850
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
The species was widely distributed across the mixed evergreen forests of the southeast and northeast, and the deciduous forests in the north of Greater Mymensingh (Khan 1982, 2015, Kamruzzaman 2009, Khan 2013). The populations have declined rapidly due to hunting for meat and habitat loss. It is presumed that at least 50% of its Area of Occupancy and Extent of Occurrence and habitat quality have been severely degraded over the last 10 years. Thus, it has been categorized as Endangered.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
M. Monirul H. Khan
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam (Duckworth et al. 2008). At the current time it occurs mainly in the mixed evergreen forests of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and rarely in the forests of Greater Sylhet bordering Indian territories (Khan 1982, 2015, Kamruzzaman 2009, Khan 2013).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It occurs mainly in mixed evergreen forests in the hills and mountains. It is most active at dawn and dusk and rests during most of the day in thick vegetation. Usually occurs as solitary but rarely in small groups. Serow feeds on grass, shoots and leaves. It defends the feeding range from intruder serows. It is able to move in steep rocky slopes. Mating takes place during October-November. A single young is born usually during September-October after a gestation period of 7-8 months (Duckworth et al. 2008).
History
Critically Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232
