Sumatran surili

Sumatran surili[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Haplorhini
Infraorder:Simiiformes
Family:Cercopithecidae
Genus:Presbytis
Species: P. melalophos
Binomial name
Presbytis melalophos
(Raffles, 1821)
Sumatran surili range
A Yellow-handed Mitered Langur (Presbytis melalophos melalophos), a subspecies of the Sumatran Surili, along the Bukit Tapan road, Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

The Sumatran surili (Presbytis melalophos) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 171–172. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. 1 2 Nijman, V. & Manullang, B. (2008). "Presbytis melalophos". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T18129A7666452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T18129A7666452.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.


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