Pig-tailed Langur

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? Pig-tailed Langur Conservation status: Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Cercopithecidae Genus: Simias Miller, 1903 Species: S. concolor
Binomial name
Simias concolor Miller, 1903

The Pig-tailed Langur (Simias concolor, monotypic in genus Simias) is a large, rather heavily built Old World monkey, which is adapted to climbing with its long arms. Its fur is black-brown, and its hairless face is also black. It is the only monkey in the subfamily Colobinae to have a relatively short tail; the tail is only slightly furred and is only 15 cm long. The short nose is pointed upward. The Pig-tailed Langur reaches a full grown length of approximately 50 cm and a weight of 7 kg.

This primate lives only on the Mentawai Islands and Sumatra, where it is known as Simakobu. Two of these islands, North- and South-Pagai, are its main range. They are diurnal and arboreal rain forest dwellers, rarely coming to the ground. They live in small groups (3 to 8 animals), which consist of a male, one or more females, and their offspring. Their diet consists mainly of leaves and, to a lesser extent, fruits and berries. Nothing of its reproduction is known.

Subspecies

• Genus Simias
  • Pig-tailed Langur, Simias concolor
    • Simias concolor concolor
    • Simias concolor siberu