West Javan langur
The West Javan langur (Trachypithecus mauritius)[1] is an Old World monkey from the Colobinae subfamily. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Trachypithecus auratus until it was elevated to a separate species by Roos and Groves.[3][4] It is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.[2] Its range is restricted to the island of Java west of Jakarta.[1]
| West Javan langur[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Trachypithecus |
| Species group: | Trachypithecus cristatus group |
| Species: | T. mauritius |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachypithecus mauritius (Griffith, 1821) | |
References
- Roos, C., Boonratana, R., Supriatna, J., Fellowes, J.R., Groves, C.P., Nash, S.D., Rylands, A.B. and Mittermeier, R.A. (2014). "An updated taxonomy and conservation status review of Asian primates" (PDF). Asian Primates Journal. 4 (1): 2–38. Retrieved 2018-08-30.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Nijman, V. & Supriatna, J. (2008). "Trachypithecus auratus ssp. mauritius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T39849A10276820. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T39849A10276820.en. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- Roos, C.; et al. (2008). "Mitochondrial phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of the silvered langur species group (Trachypithecus cristatus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (2): 629–636. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.03.006. PMID 18406631.
- Fuentes, Agustin (2016). Rowe, Noel; Myers, Marc (eds.). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. pp. 606–607. ISBN 9781940496061.
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