Javan langur  (Trachypithecus auratus)

Authentication

Authenticated (03/12/2005) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Arboreal: Living in trees
Diurnal: Active during the day
Larvae: Stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
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 2003 (January, 2004)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Richardson, M. (2005) Pers. Comm.
  3. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  4. Animal Diversity (January, 2004)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/semnopithecus/s._entellus$narrative.html
  5. Primate Fact Sheets (January, 2004)
    http://members.tripod.com/uakari/trachypithecus_auratus.html
  6. Rowe, N. (1996) The Pictorial Guide to the living Primates. Pogonias Press, East Hampton, New York.
  7. International Primate Protection League (January, 2004)
    http://www.ippl.org/ptns.html