Lion-tailed macaque/ wanderoo: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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What is Lion-tailed macaque/ wanderoo?

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Lion-tailed macaque/ wanderoo (Macacasilenus)

IUCN Status: Endangered
CITES Appendix I
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I, Part I
Location: Endemic to the Western Ghats.
Habitat: Evergreen forests in the Western Ghats range.
Threat: Habitat fragmentation due to the spread of agriculture and tea, coffee, teak and cinchona, construction of water reservoirs and human settlements to support such activities.