Mentawai langur
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| Mentawai langur[1] | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Presbytis |
| Species: | P. potenziani |
| Binomial name | |
| Presbytis potenziani (Bonaparte, 1856) | |
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| Mentawai Langur range | |
The Mentawai langur (Presbytis potenziani) is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 172. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Whittaker, D. & Mittermeier, R. A. (2008). Presbytis potenziani. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
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