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Mentawai langur

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Mentawai langur[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Presbytis
Species:
P. potenziani
Binomial name
Presbytis potenziani
(Bonaparte, 1856)
Mentawai langur range

The Mentawai langur (Presbytis potenziani) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Whittaker, D.; Mittermeier, R. A. (2008). "Presbytis potenziani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T18130A7667072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T18130A7667072.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)