Hose's langur, Presbytis hosei, is a primate of the family Cercopithecidae endemic to the island of Borneo, including Brunei, Kalimantan in Indonesia and East Malaysia. It was first identified in 1985 in Kutai National Park and on the Sangkulirang Peninsula in East Kalimantan, and Miller's langur and the Sabah grizzled langur were once considered its subspecies. It has grey fur that darkens to black on the back, hands, feet and face, a black bandit mask over pink skin and white tufts on the head. It is active by day, spends its life in the middle canopy of dipterocarp forest, lives in groups averaging six that are led by one male, and eats mainly leaves. Where its numbers have been checked in East Kalimantan, densities fell by 50 to 80 percent between 1996 and 2003 as bezoar stones were demanded, crops were protected and forest was cleared.
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Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 1 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Connections
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endemic to the island of Borneo, including Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and East Malaysia
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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endemic to the island of Borneo, including Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and East Malaysia
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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endemic to the island of Borneo, including Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and East Malaysia
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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endemic to the island of Borneo, including Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and East Malaysia
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Behavior
Hose's langur is active during the day and sleeps at night.
Diet
Hose's langur primarily eat leaves but have been observed to sometimes eat fruits.
Threatened extinction
In 2003, their population densities
Threatened extinction, threats
The sudden drop in population arises from the rising demand for its bezoar stones
Diet, relationship to people
In some cultures, these stones are believed to have a medicinal effect for humans.
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endemic to the island of Borneo
Lead, where it lives
endemic to the island of Borneo, including Brunei, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and East Malaysia
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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF species record for Hose's langur
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[2].threatStatus: VULNERABLE
View the Source 3. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row Presbytis hosei: Row for the species, BodyMass-Value columnQuote, Row Presbytis hosei: Row for the species, BodyMass-Value column
779 Presbytis hosei Cercopithecidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 40 20 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 0 0 1 Ref_1 ABC 6500 Ref_117 1
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