Sumatran surili

Sumatran surili[1]
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 family Cercopithecidae. 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: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 171–172. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
  2. 1 2 Nijman, V. & Manullang, B. (2008). Presbytis melalophos. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 January 2009.

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