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2 - Distribution and current status of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis aurea) in Myanmar

from Part I - The status and distribution of long-tailed macaques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2011

Agustín Fuentes
By
Aye Mi San  and
Yuzuru Hamada
Edited by
Michael D. Gumert  and
Lisa Jones-Engel
Agustín Fuentes
Affiliation:
University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Aye Mi San
Affiliation:
University of Yangon, Myanmar
Yuzuru Hamada
Affiliation:
Kyoto University, Japan
Michael D. Gumert
Affiliation:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Lisa Jones-Engel
Affiliation:
University of Washington
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Summary

Introduction

Myanmar is situated in the west of the Indochina Peninsula and geographically ranges from 9°58' N to 28°29'N and from 92°10'E to 101°10'E, with a land area of 676,553 km2 and a coastline of 2,832 km (Bird Life International, 2005). The wide variation in topography and climate has produced a rich diversity of wildlife in Myanmar, which is a component of the Indo-Myanmar Hotspot for biodiversity (Bird Life International, 2005). New mammal species have been discovered quite recently, such as the leaf deer (Muntiacus putaoensis, Amato et al., 1999) and the Kachin woolly bat (Kerivoula kachinensis, Bates et al., 2004). Primate fauna are also rich in Myanmar (Tun Yin, 1967; FAO, 1985; Kyaw Nyunt Lwin, 1995; Parr and Tin Than, 2007), including one species of slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), five species of macaques (Macaca assamensis, M. arctoides, M. fascicularis, M. mulatta, and M. nemestrina), five species of leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus obscurus, T. phayrei, T. cristatus, T. pileatus, and Presbytis femoralis), and two species of gibbons (Hylobates hoolock and H. lar).

The long-tailed macaque in Myanmar is classified as a distinctive subspecies (Macaca fascicularis aurea), with parts of this subspecies population also occurring in Thailand and Bangladesh. For the most part, the biology and evolution of this subspecies remains unknown. Evolutionary scenarios on the origins of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) have suggested that proto-fascicularis expanded north from Sundaland into continental Southeast Asia (Delson, 1980).

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Monkeys on the Edge
Ecology and Management of Long-Tailed Macaques and their Interface with Humans
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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