Sarawak surili

Sarawak surili[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Presbytis
Species: P. chrysomelas
Binomial name
Presbytis chrysomelas
(Müller & Schlegel, 1838)
Sarawak Surili range

The Sarawak surili (Presbytis chrysomelas) is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to the southeast Asian island of Borneo,[1] where it is distributed north of the Kapuas River in Kalimantan, Indonesia, the Malaysia states of Sarawak and Sabah, and in Brunei. Its taxonomy is complex and disputed,[3] and it has been considered a subspecies of P. femoralis or P. melalophos.[1] The Sarawak Surili was formerly considered common, but has declined drastically due to persecution and habitat loss, and as of 2008 is only known from five sites with a combined population of 200–500 individuals.[2] Consequently, it is believed to be one of the rarest primates in the world, and has been rated as Critically Endangered by IUCN.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 170. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100642. 
  2. ^ a b c Nijman, V., Hon, J. & Richardson, M. (2008). Presbytis chrysomelas. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2008-12-12.
  3. ^ Brandon-Jones, D., Eudey, A. A., Geissmann, T., Groves, C. P., Melnick, D. J., Morales, J. C., Shekelle, M. and Stewart, C.-B. 2004. Asian primate classification. International Journal of Primatology 25(1): 97-164.