Raffles' banded langur
Species of primate in Malaysia and Singapore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Raffles' banded langur (Presbytis femoralis), also known as the banded leaf monkey or banded surili, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to Singapore and southern Peninsular Malaysia.[2] The species underwent taxonomic revisions in 2019 and 2020, in which two former subspecies were elevated to separate species. As a result, the Raffles' banded langur meets the criteria for being listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. It is mainly threatened by habitat loss.[2]
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Raffles' banded langur[1] | |
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Presbytis femoralis in Singapore | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cercopithecidae |
Genus: | Presbytis |
Species: | P. femoralis |
Binomial name | |
Presbytis femoralis (Martin, 1838) | |
Raffles' banded langur range in Singapore and Johor, Malaysia |
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