Dusky leaf monkey

The dusky leaf monkey, spectacled langur, or spectacled leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Malaysia and Thailand[3]

Dusky leaf monkey[1]

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Trachypithecus
Species:
T. obscurus
Binomial name
Trachypithecus obscurus
(Reid, 1837)
Dusky leaf monkey range

Habitation and activity patterns

The Trachypithecus obscurus are primate species that are found in the Peninsular region of Malaysia. Scan and sampling of 13 individuals (2 adult males, 8 adult females, 3 juveniles) was done by researchers from University Sains Malaysia. The researchers found that most of the dusky leaf monkeys spent their times positioning. The time that the dusky leaf monkey spent posting was estimated to be 40%. Researchers also found that the individuals spent approximately 33% of their time feeding on the leaves of the plants. In this research, researchers found these dusky leaf monkeys feeding on 10 different forest plant species on a regular basis. Dusky leaf monkeys tend to consume leaves which grow at higher elevations such as in the canopy level of a forest.[4]

There are several subspecies of this lutung:[1]

  • Trachypithecus obscurus obscurus
  • Trachypithecus obscurus flavicauda
  • Trachypithecus obscurus halonifer
  • Trachypithecus obscurus carbo
  • Trachypithecus obscurus styx
  • Trachypithecus obscurus seimundi
  • Trachypithecus obscurus sanctorum


Lutung in urban area in Taman Rakan, Kajang.




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. p. 177. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Boonratana, R.; Traeholt, C.; Brockelmann, W. & Htun, S. (2008). "Trachypithecus obscurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T22039A9349397. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T22039A9349397.en.
  3. "Dusky Leaf Monkey". aboutanimals. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. M, Siti-Kauthar & Faudzir, Najmuddin & Md zain, Badrul munir & M.A.B, Abdul-Latiff. (2019). PrimaTourism: Preliminary Study on Activity Budget of Dusky leaf monkey Trachypithecus obscurus obscurus in Bukit Soga Perdana, Batu Pahat, Johor. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 269. 10.1088/1755-1315/269/1/012045.
  • Yap, Joleen & Ruppert, Nadine & Fadzly, Nik. (2016). Activity patterns and diet of a group of wild dusky leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus obscurus) in Penang, Malaysia (2016).

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