Nasalis larvatus

Also known as long-nosed monkey, kahau, kahau nosatý, proboscis monkey

species of mammal

AI overview

The proboscis monkey is a large-nosed primate found only on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, where it lives in forests near rivers and swamps. This distinctive species is important for understanding primate diversity and serves as an indicator of tropical forest health in its native habitat.

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Vinony catalogs Nasalis larvatus in its Endangered Species collection (17,243 entries).

Within Vinony's link graph, Nasalis larvatus is referenced by 414 other articles, and connects out to IUCN Red List, endemism and Aotus.

Vinony files it under Colobinae, Endangered fauna of Asia and Endemic fauna of Borneo.

Its subject is documented across 65 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: monotypic taxon
Parent taxon: Nasalis
Located in: South Kalimantan
Mass: 455
Image: Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) female with young (14130225406).jpg

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short name: N. larvatus
taxon common name: monu ñarigón
taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Endangered status
Commons category: Nasalis larvatus
taxon name: Nasalis larvatus
Commons gallery: Nasalis larvatus
litter size: 1
longest observed lifespan: 25.1
different from: Simias concolor
CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES
endemic to: Borneo
time period: Holocene

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Encyclopedic overview

The proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is an arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose (or proboscis), a reddish-brown skin color and a long tail. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo and is found mostly in mangrove forests and on the coastal areas of the island.

This species co-exists with the Bornean orangutan and monkeys such as the silvery lutung. It belongs in the monotypic genus Nasalis.

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