Horrible clothes monkey
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Gray- nosed coat monkey ( Pygathrix cinerea ) |
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The gray- nosed monkey ( Pygathrix cinerea ) is a species of primate from the group of slender monkeys (Presbytini). It used to be considered a subspecies of the red-legged robe monkey .
features
Gray-thigh coat monkeys, like all coat monkeys, are relatively colorful. The head and back are gray, as are the arms and legs. The hands and feet are black, the chest, buttocks and tail are white. The hairless region around the eyes and nose is orange, and there is long, white hair on the cheeks. These animals reach a head trunk length of 61 to 76 centimeters, the tail becomes as long as the body. With an average weight of 11 kilograms, males are slightly heavier than females, who weigh around 8 kilograms.
distribution and habitat
Horribly-nosed robed monkeys live in the central highlands of Vietnam (provinces Quảng Nam , Quảng Ngãi , Kon Tum , Gia Lai and Bình Định ) and possibly also in eastern Laos . Forests are their habitat.
Way of life
Little is known about the way of life of this species, presumably it largely corresponds to that of the red-legged monkey. As a result, they are diurnal and live in groups of several males, females and their offspring. Their food is likely to consist mainly of leaves and by the way of fruits and flowers, like all slender monkeys they have a multi-chambered stomach for better utilization of the food.
Discovery and Threat
From 1995 to 1998 six males of a hitherto unknown species of robed monkey were confiscated by Vietnamese nature conservation authorities and taken to the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in the Cúc Phương National Park .
Research into this new species was carried out by the Frankfurt Zoological Society under Tilo Nadler, who first described the species in 1997 .
The range of this primate is fragmented, the greatest threat to the species arises from the ongoing deforestation. The total population is estimated at 600 to 700 animals, the IUCN lists the gray-legged robe monkeys as " critically endangered ".
In 2007, WWF announced that over 100 more specimens had been found in a forest area, increasing the chances of the species continuing.
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literature
- Thomas Geissmann : Comparative Primatology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6 .
Web links
- Pygathrix cinerea in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2006. Posted by: R. Boonratana, Le Xuan Canh & Vu Ngoc Thanh, 2003. Retrieved on April 5 of 2008.
- Information on Theprimata.com
- Information and illustration at the IUCN