Natuna Island surili

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Natuna Island surili[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Presbytis
Species:
P. natunae
Binomial name
Presbytis natunae
(Thomas & Hartert, 1894)
Natuna Island surili range

The Natuna Island surili (Presbytis natunae) is a species of

Cercopithecidae
.

Details

The species is

endemic to the Indonesian island of Natuna Besar.[1] It was separated from P. siamensis by Groves in 2001.[1]

A study published in 2003[3] estimates the population to be less than 10,000 as of 2002, the main threat being heavy logging since 1980.

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