Pig-tailed Langur
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| Simias concolor Miller, 1903 |
The Pig-tailed Langur (Simias concolor, monotypic in genus Simias) is a large, rather heavily built Old World monkey, which is adapted to climbing with its long arms. Its fur is black-brown, and its hairless face is also black. It is the only monkey in the subfamily Colobinae to have a relatively short tail; the tail is only slightly furred and is only 15 cm long. The short nose is pointed upward. The Pig-tailed Langur reaches a full grown length of approximately 50 cm and a weight of 7 kg.
This primate lives only on the Mentawai Islands, where it is known as Simakobou in Siberut and Simasepsep on the southern islands of Sipura, North Pagai, and South Pagai. Two of these islands, North- and South-Pagai, are its main range. It is a diurnal and arboreal rain forest dweller, rarely coming to the ground. It lives in small groups (3 to 8 animals), which consist of a male, one or more females, and their offspring. Its diet consists mainly of leaves and, to a lesser extent, fruits and berries. Nothing of its reproduction is known.
[edit] Subspecies
- Genus Simias
- Pig-tailed Langur, Simias concolor
- Simias concolor concolor
- Simias concolor siberu
- Pig-tailed Langur, Simias concolor
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 175. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ Eudey et al (2000). Simias concolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN A1cd+2c v2.3)
