Natuna Island surili
The Natuna Island surili (Presbytis natunae) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae.
| Natuna Island surili[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Presbytis |
| Species: | P. natunae |
| Binomial name | |
| Presbytis natunae | |
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| Natuna Island surili range | |
Details
The species is endemic to the Indonesian island of Natuna Besar.[1] It was separated from P. siamensis by Groves in 2001.[1]
A study published in 2003[3] estimates the population to be less than 10,000 as of 2002, the main threat being heavy logging since 1980.
References
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 172. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Nijman, V. & Lammertink, M. (2008). "Presbytis natunae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T136500A4301419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136500A4301419.en.
- Martjan Lammertink, Vincent Nijman, Utami Setiorini: Population size, Red List status and conservation of the Natuna leaf monkey Presbytis natunae endemic to the island of Bunguran, Indonesia. In: Oryx. 37, 2003, ISSN 0030-6053, pp. 472–479, Abstract.
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