Proboscis monkey
| Proboscis monkey | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Subfamily: | Colobinae |
| Tribe: | Presbytini |
| Genus: | É. Geoffroy, 1812 |
| Species: | N. larvatus[1]
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| Binomial name | |
| Nasalis larvatus[1] Wurmb, 1787
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The proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is an arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose (or proboscis), a reddish-brown skin color and a long tail. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo and is found mostly in mangrove forests and on the coastal areas of the island.[3]
This species co-exists with the Bornean orangutan and monkeys such as the silvery lutung.[4] It belongs in the monotypic genus Nasalis.[5][6]
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- ^ a b Boonratana, R.; Cheyne, S.M.; Traeholt, C.; Nijman, V. & Supriatna, J. (2021). "Nasalis larvatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T14352A195372486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T14352A195372486.en. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Proboscis monkey". Animal Diversity Web. December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Conservation of the Proboscis Monkey and the Orangutan in Borneo: Comparative Issues and Economic Considerations" (PDF). Working Papers on Economics, Ecology and the Environment. March 2007.
- ^ Bradon-Jones D.; Eudey A. A.; Geissmann T.; Groves C. P.; Melnick D. J.; Morales J. C.; Shekelle M.; Stewart C. B. (2004). "Asian primate classification". International Journal of Primatology. 25: 97–164. doi:10.1023/B:IJOP.0000014647.18720.32. S2CID 29045930.
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