Banded surili
| Banded surili[1] | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Presbytis |
| Species: | P. femoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Presbytis femoralis (Martin, 1838) | |
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| Banded Surili range | |
The banded surili (Presbytis femoralis) is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to the Thai-Malay Peninsula and the Indonesia island of Sumatra.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[2] Three subspecies, femoralis (nominate), robinsoni and percura, are recognized here,[1] but the taxonomy is complex and disputed,[3] and it has also included P. natunae, P. siamensis and P. chrysomelas as subspecies, or alternatively all these (including P. femoralis) have been considered subspecies of P. melalophos.[1] It is diurnal and eats fruit.
In Singapore, the banded leaf monkey is critically endangered with a population of approximately 40 individuals left in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.[4] The species was formerly found in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, but that population died out in 1987.[5] The last individual to live in Bukiy Timah is now displayed at the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research.[5] The main threat to the Singapore population appears to be habitat loss.[6] The National Biodiversity Centre, in partnership with the Evolution Lab of the National University of Singapore, launched an ecological study to determine suitable conservation strategies.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 171. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nijman, V., Geissman, T. & Meijaard, E. (2008). Presbytis femoralis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://nusbiodiversity.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/hui-fangs-banded-leaf-monkey-work-in-the-straits-times/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Hope remains for last monkeys". Singapore Press Holdings. April 8, 2002. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ↑ "Singapore Red Data Book 2008:Banded Leaf Monkey". National Parks Board. Retrieved 2013-10-23.