Mitered langur

The mitered langur (Presbytis mitrata) is a species of monkey in the family Cercopithecidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Sumatran surili, Presbytis melalophos (as Presbytis melalophos mitrata) but genetic analysis revealed that these are separate species.[2][3][4] The mitered langur is native to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.[1] It is listed as endangered by the IUCN due primarily to deforestation, and also due to animals taken for pets.[1]

Mitered langur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Presbytis
Species:
P. mitrata
Binomial name
Presbytis mitrata

The mitered langur has gray or brown fur on its back, which is darker than on its belly, and the arms, legs and tail are even darker.[5] Its face is gray, with white ruffs on its cheeks and a white crown surrounded by a black arch on the top of its head.[5] The head and body length is between 42 centimetres (17 in) and 57 centimetres (22 in) and the tail is between 62 centimetres (24 in) and 82 centimetres (32 in) long.[5] It weighs up to about 5.9 kilograms (13 lb).[5]

The mitered langur is diurnal and arboreal.[5] It's diet consists of leaves, unripe fruits, flowers and seeds.[5]

References
  1. Nijman, V. & Manullang, B. (2008). "Presbytis melalophos ssp. mitrata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T39813A10270475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T39813A10270475.en. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. "Presbytis mitrata". American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. Meyer, Dirk; Rinaldi, Ir. Dones; Ramlee, Hatta; Perwitasari-Farajallah, Dyah; Hodges, Keith; Roos, Christian (2011). "Mitochondrial phylogeny of leaf monkeys (genus Presbytis, Eschscholtz, 1821) with implications for taxonomy and conservation". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 59 (2): 311–319. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.02.015. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. "Presbytis mitrata". ITIS. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  5. Nijman, Vincent (2016). Rowe, Noel; Myers, Marc (eds.). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. p. 565. ISBN 9781940496061.
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