Presbytis melalophos (Black-Crested Leaf-Monkey)

Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Zwartkuiflangoer

Common Names in English:

Black-Crested Leaf-Monkey, Leaf Monkeys, Mitred Leaf Monkey, Surili

Common Names in French:

Semnopithèque Mélalophe

Common Names in Russian:

Лангур чернохохолковый полосатый

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Archonta () - (Gregory, 1910) Mckenna, 1975
        Order: Primates () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Haplorrhini () - Pocock, 1918
        Infraorder: Simiiformes () - Haeckel, 1866
        Parvorder: Catarrhini () - �. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
        Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea () - (Gray, 1821) Gregory & Hellman, 1923
        Family: Cercopithecidae () - Gray, 1821
        Subfamily: Colobinae ()
        Tribe: Presbytini ()
        Genus: Presbytis () - Escholtz, 1821
        Specific name: melalophos - (Raffles, 1821)
        Scientific name: - Presbytis melalophos (Raffles, 1821)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 30-Jul-2002

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Presbytis

There are approximately 66 species in this genus:

P. albigena · P. aurata · P. aurata aurata · P. aygula · P. chrysomelas · P. comata (Grizzled Leaf Monkey) · P. comata aygula · P. comata comata · P. crepuscula · P. cristata · P. cristata pyrrhus · P. entellus · P. entellus entellus · P. entellus schistaceus · P. entellus thersites · P. femoralis (Banded Langur) · P. femoralis batuana (North Sumatran Banded Langur) · P. femoralis chrysomelas (Bornean Banded Langur) · P. femoralis cruciger (Tricolored Langur) · P. femoralis femoralis (Raffles' Banded Langur) · P. femoralis percura (East Sumatran Banded Langur) · P. femoralis robinsoni (Robinson's Banded Langur) · P. francoisi (Fran�ois�s Langur) · P. francoisi delacouri · P. francoisi francoisi · P. francoisi leucocephalus · P. francoisi poliocephalus · P. fredericae (Javan Fuscous Langur) · P. frontata (Leaf Monkeys) · P. geei · P. germaini mandibularis · P. hosei (Gray Leaf Monkey) · P. hosei canicrus (Miller's Grizzled Langur) · P. hosei everetti (Everett's Grizzled Langur) · P. hosei hosei (Hose's Grizzled Langur) · P. hosei sabana (Crested Grizzled Langur) · P. johni · P. johnii · P. melalophos (Leaf Monkeys) · P. melalophos bicolor · P. melalophos cruciger · P. melalophos melalophos (Yellow-Handed Mitered Langur) · P. nemaeus moi · P. obscura · P. obscura flavicauda · P. obscura styx · P. obscurus · P. obscurus flavicauda · P. phayrei · P. phayrei crepusculus · P. pileata · P. potenziani (Leaf Monkeys) · P. potenziani potenziani (Golden-Bellied Mentawai Island Langur) · P. potenziani siberu (Sombre-Bellied Mentawai Island Langur) · P. rubicunda (Maroon Langur) · P. rubicunda carimatae · P. rubicunda chrysea (Davis' Maroon Langur) · P. rubicunda rubicunda (Muller's Maroon Langur) · P. senex · P. senex nestor · P. senex senex · P. siamensis (Pale-Thighed Langur) · P. siamensis siamensis (Malayan Pale-Thighed Langur) · P. thomasi (Leaf Monkeys) · P. vetulus · P. vetulus nestor

Bibliography

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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
Eudey, A. and Members of the Primate Specialist Group 2000. Presbytis melalophos. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Eudey, A. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 03, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 2008:

Field Museum: Mammal specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2481697
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-573045
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 345315
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 573045
IUCN ID: 18129
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10015