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White-thighed surili

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The white-thighed surili (Presbytis siamensis), also called the pale-thighed langur, is an arboreal Old World monkey of the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to the Thai-Malay Peninsula, the Riau Archipelago and Sumatra, and four subspecies are recognised. It takes its name from the white patches on the outsides of its legs; the back is brown-grey, the belly white and the head dark, and adults weigh roughly 5 to 6.7 kilograms. It lives in small groups with one male and several females. Its taxonomy is unsettled and it has been treated both as a subspecies of Presbytis melalophos and as a species in its own right. The IUCN rates it near threatened, and it is listed in Appendix II of CITES because individuals are sometimes kept as pets or used in the entertainment industry.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Diet
Frugivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 2
Body Size Band
Medium 1
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 2
Connections

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Cercopithecidae, Taxa
Source White-thighed surili (Wikipedia)
Presbytis, Taxa
Source White-thighed surili (Wikipedia)
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Source White-thighed surili (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is endemic to the Thai-Malay Peninsula, the Riau Archipelago and Sumatra.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source White-thighed surili (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is endemic to the Thai-Malay Peninsula, the Riau Archipelago and Sumatra.
Sources
1. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row Presbytis siamensis: Row for the species, Activity-Diurnal column
    775 Presbytis siamensis Cercopithecidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 30 20 Ref_8 ABC Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 5895.06 Ref_58 1
  • Row Presbytis siamensis: Row for the species, BodyMass-Value column
    775 Presbytis siamensis Cercopithecidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 30 20 Ref_8 ABC Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 5895.06 Ref_58 1
  • Row Presbytis siamensis: Row for the species, Diet columns
    775 Presbytis siamensis Cercopithecidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 30 20 Ref_8 ABC Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 5895.06 Ref_58 1
  • Row Presbytis siamensis: Row for the species, Diet-Fruit column
    775 Presbytis siamensis Cercopithecidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 30 20 Ref_8 ABC Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 5895.06 Ref_58 1
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2. White-thighed surili (Wikipedia)
  • Threats
    the current status of the white-thighed surili is near threatened
  • Threats, cites appendix
    Currently this species is listed under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
  • Threats, relationship to people
    Sometimes these primates may be kept as pets or used in the entertainment industry.
  • Lead, range
    It is endemic to the Thai-Malay Peninsula, the Riau Archipelago and Sumatra.
  • Lead
    This species lives arboreal amongst the sub-montane forests.
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