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Presbytis rubicunda (red leaf monkey)

Synonyms: Pithecus rubicundus; Semnopithecus rubicundus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The maroon langur, maroon leaf monkey, or red leaf monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found on the southeast Asian island of Borneo and the nearby smaller Karimata. P. rubicunda mostly live in forests at altitudes below 2,000 m. They feed on leaves (36%), seeds (30%) and fruits (34%) and may explore more than 100 plant species during one year.
View Wikipedia Record: Presbytis rubicunda

Infraspecies

Presbytis rubicunda carimatae (Red-naped Red Langur)
Presbytis rubicunda chrysea (Orange-backed red Langur)
Presbytis rubicunda ignita (Orange-naped Red Langur)
Presbytis rubicunda rubicunda (Maroon Red Langur)
Presbytis rubicunda rubida (Maroon Langur)

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Presbytis rubicunda

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
14
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.19
EDGE Score: 1.65
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  14.513 lbs (6.583 kg)
Diet [2]  Frugivore, Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  40 %
Diet - Plants [2]  20 %
Diet - Seeds [2]  40 %
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Litter Size [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  7 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  22 inches (55 cm)

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Sundaland Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand Yes

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Seed-Eating by Red Leaf Monkeys (Presbytis rubicunda) in Dipterocarp Forest of Northern Borneo, Glyn Davies, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 12, No. 2, 1991, pp. 119-144
♦ 4"Fig-eating by vertebrate frugivores: a global review", MIKE SHANAHAN, SAMSON SO, STEPHEN G. COMPTON and RICHARD CORLETT, Biol. Rev. (2001), 76, pp. 529–572
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0