Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Black Sumatran langur (Presbytis sumatrana), recorded as Endangered
Black Sumatran langur (Presbytis sumatrana). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Black Sumatran langur

Presbytis sumatrana

Black Sumatran langur is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae (order Primates) — Presbytis sumatrana, recorded as Endangered and tied to Indonesia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Presbytis sumatrana
Recorded from
Indonesia
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae · Presbytis

The Old World monkey

Black Sumatran langur is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae (order Primates) — Presbytis sumatrana.

Range and habitat

The black Sumatran langur is native to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN due primarily to deforestation, and also due to animals taken for pets.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Black Sumatran langur is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Black Sumatran langur, Wikidata item Q96373665. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Banded surili (Presbytis femoralis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Banded surili

Presbytis femoralis
Photograph of Sarawak surili (Presbytis chrysomelas), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sarawak surili

Presbytis chrysomelas
Photograph of Miller's langur (Presbytis canicrus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Miller's langur

Presbytis canicrus
Photograph of Saban grizzled langur (Presbytis sabana), recorded as EndangeredEN

Saban grizzled langur

Presbytis sabana

Quick answers

What is Black Sumatran langur?
Black Sumatran langur is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae (order Primates) — Presbytis sumatrana.
What is the conservation status of Black Sumatran langur?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Presbytis sumatrana. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Black Sumatran langur live?
The black Sumatran langur is native to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
Why is Black Sumatran langur in crisis?
It is listed as endangered by the IUCN due primarily to deforestation, and also due to animals taken for pets.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Presbytis sumatrana?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Black Sumatran langur a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.