Natuna Island surili

The Natuna Island surili (Presbytis natunae) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae.

Natuna Island surili[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Presbytis
Species:
P. natunae
Binomial name
Presbytis natunae
(Thomas & Hartert, 1894)
Natuna Island surili range

Details

The species is endemic to the Indonesian island of Natuna Besar.[1] It was separated from P. siamensis by Groves in 2001.[1]

A study published in 2003[3] estimates the population to be less than 10,000 as of 2002, the main threat being heavy logging since 1980.

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References

  1. 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. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Nijman, V. & Lammertink, M. (2008). "Presbytis natunae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136500A4301419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136500A4301419.en.
  3. Martjan Lammertink, Vincent Nijman, Utami Setiorini: Population size, Red List status and conservation of the Natuna leaf monkey Presbytis natunae endemic to the island of Bunguran, Indonesia. In: Oryx. 37, 2003, ISSN 0030-6053, pp. 472–479, Abstract.


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