what is thIS PRIMATE'S common name?
PROBOSCIS MONKEY
called bekantan in Indonesia, and sometimes otherwise referred to as long-nosed monkeys. What is the scientific name?
Nasalis larvatus WHAT KIND OF PRIMATE IS THIS?
MONKEY Where do they live?
New world or old world?
OLD WORLD fascinating facts
What threatens their future?
Although fires, hunting, and illegal wildlife trade all are threats to proboscis monkeys, the major threat is habitat destruction. Waterways, their preferred habitat, typically the first areas to be disturbed by people. Rampant clearing of rainforests (especially riverine forests and mangroves) for timber, palm oil plantations, and settlements has depleted and fragmented huge regions of their habitat. Hunting is also a problem. Since proboscis monkeys are relatively slow-moving, they are relatively easy to hunt. WHAT IS their CONSERVATION STATUS?
ENDANGERED
What Does this Conservation Status mean?
Endangered (EN) – High risk of extinction in the wild
Any species categorized as Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable is considered by conservation scientists to be a threatened species LEARN MORE ABOUT Proboscis Monkeys
Go to the proboscis monkey Primate Species Profiles page are proboscis monkeys good pets?
NO
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Common names are not officially defined. They are based on everyday conversational language and may differ by country, region, profession, community, or other factors. As a result, it is not unusual for a species to have multiple common names. Scientific names, on the other hand, are standardized and constant. They are Latinized and rule-bound by a formal naming system called binominal nomenclature. Scientific names prevent misidentification. They typically only change if a species is officially redesignated. x
The biological order of Primates is divided into these classifications:
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New World monkeys are native to Central and South America.
Old World monkeys are native to Africa and Asia. x
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