Banded langur  (Presbytis femoralis)

Banded langurs sitting alert in branches
Banded langurs sitting alert in branches
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Facts

Also known as: banded leaf monkey, banded surili
Previously known as: Presbytis neglectus, Presbytis australis, Presbytis keatii
KingdomAnimalis
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCercopithecidae
GenusPresbytis (1)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2). Subspecies: Presbytis femoralis femoralis classified as Vulnerable (VU), Presbytis femoralis percura classified as Data Deficient (DD) and Presbytis femoralis robinsoni classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description

Information on the banded langur is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

Authentication

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact: arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

Glossary

  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (November, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
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