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- Title
STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASSAMESE MACAQUE Macaca assamensis IN BANGLADESH.
- Authors
Hasan, Md. Kamrul; Datta, Ashis Kumar; Nahid, Mominul Islam; Hossain, Fahad Haider; Feeroz, Mohammed Mostafa
- Abstract
Assamese Macaques Macaca assamensis are nationally Endangered in Bangladesh, yet limited information is available on their status and distribution throughout the country. We surveyed the distribution of M. assamensis in their known extant range between January 2019 and February 2022. Population status was estimated by either line transect or point transect sampling. A total of 11 groups were recorded from eight localities, including one solitary male from the Satchari National Park in the country's northeast region. The group size ranged from three to 15 individuals, with a mean of 7.83 ± 4.65 (n = 11). The study found no significant difference in group size of M. assamensis between protected and non-protected forests. The adult sex ratio was almost equal (1 male to 1.10 females), and the ratio between adults and non-adults (immatures) was 1 to 0.45. We collected information from three sleeping sites, one in the Doluchari Village Common Forest of Rangamati District and another two in the Baraiyadhala National Park of Chattogram District. The height of the sleeping sites ranged from 50 m to 70 m, with a mean of 61 m (n = 3) above the stream bed.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; MACAQUES; PRIMATE ecology
- Publication
Asian Primates Journal, 2022, Vol 10, Issue 1, p40
- ISSN
1979-1631
- Publication type
Article