Proboscis monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the proboscis monkey lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nasalis larvatus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Mass	455 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the proboscis monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the proboscis monkey in 3 countries and territories across Asia.

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.

How big is a proboscis monkey?

Wikidata records the following for the proboscis monkey: mass 455 g (birth weight).

Is the proboscis monkey endangered?

The proboscis monkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the proboscis monkey?

The proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Nasalis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the proboscis monkey

The proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is an arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose (or proboscis), a reddish-brown skin color and a long tail. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo and is found mostly in mangrove forests and on the coastal areas of the island.

This species co-exists with the Bornean orangutan and monkeys such as the silvery lutung. It belongs in the monotypic genus Nasalis.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Proboscis monkey (revision 1379340219), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q192029 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).