Maroon leaf monkey
| Maroon leaf monkey[1] | |
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| Presbytis rubicunda at the Singapore Zoo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Presbytis |
| Species: | P. rubicunda |
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| Presbytis rubicunda (Müller, 1838) | |
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| Maroon leaf monkey range | |
The maroon langur, maroon leaf monkey, or red leaf monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found on the southeast Asian island of Borneo and the nearby smaller Karimata. P. rubicunda mostly live in forests at altitudes below 2,000 m. They feed on leaves (36%), seeds (30%) and fruits (34%) and may explore more than 100 plant species during one year.[2]
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- ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 172. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- 1 2 Nijman, V. & Meijaard, E. (2008). Presbytis rubicunda. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
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