Wildlifeof Singapore
Raffles’s Banded Langur
Cercopithecidae
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Presbytis femoralis
Basic stats
Range
Endemic to Singapore and southern peninsular Malaysia
Size
Head and body 43.2–61.0cm, excluding the tail
Raffles' banded langur, also known as the banded leaf monkey or banded surili, is a primate in the monkey family (Cercopithecidae), endemic to Singapore and southern peninsular Malaysia. It is 43.2–61.0 cm long excluding the tail (Wikipedia, general species account).
The species underwent taxonomic revisions in 2019 and 2020 in which two former subspecies were elevated to separate species, leaving this form with a much smaller range. It is mainly threatened by habitat loss (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Raffles’s Banded Langur found?
- Endemic to Singapore and southern peninsular Malaysia
- How big is the Raffles’s Banded Langur?
- Head and body 43.2–61.0cm, excluding the tail