Black-crested Sumatran langur
Species of Old World monkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The black-crested Sumatran langur (Presbytis melalophos) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Black-crested Sumatran langur | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Presbytis |
| Species: | P. melalophos |
| Binomial name | |
| Presbytis melalophos (Raffles, 1821) | |
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| Combined range black-crested Sumatran langur, black Sumatran langur, black-and-white langur and mitered langur | |
The black Sumatran langur, black-and-white langur, Sarawak surili, Raffles' banded langur and mitered langur were formerly considered subspecies of P. melalophos.[2][3]
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