Sumatran surili

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sumatran surili[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Presbytis
Species: P. melalophos
Binomial name
Presbytis melalophos
(Raffles, 1821)
Sumatran Surili range

The Sumatran surili (Presbytis melalophos) is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 171–172. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Nijman, V. & Manullang, B. (2008). Presbytis melalophos. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.