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Nasalis larvatus
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species of mammal
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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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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