Javan surili: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Javan surili lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Presbytis comata
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the Javan surili live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Javan surili in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Javan surili endangered?

The Javan surili’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Javan surili?

The Javan surili (Presbytis comata) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Presbytis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Javan surili

The Javan surili (Presbytis comata) is a vulnerable species of Old World monkey endemic to the western half of Java, Indonesia, a biodiversity hotspot. Other common names by which it is known by include gray, grizzled or Sunda Island surili; grizzled or stripe-crested langur; Javan grizzled langur; grizzled, Java or Javan leaf monkey; langur gris.

There are two subspecies of the Javan surili:

Presbytis comata comata - Occurs in western Java

Presbytis comata fredericae - Occurs in central Java

This colobine species has a sacculated stomach to assist the breakdown in the cellulose from the leaves it feeds on. It has a small, slender face and tail, and large round stomachs. Its coloring ranges from dark gray to white. Leaf monkeys tend to be active during the day, spending up to 5 hours grooming themselves.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Javan surili (revision 1357797560), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q285813 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).