Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Saban grizzled langur (Presbytis sabana), recorded as Endangered
Saban grizzled langur (Presbytis sabana). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Saban grizzled langur

Presbytis sabana

Saban grizzled langur is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae (order Primates) — Presbytis sabana, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Presbytis sabana
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae · Presbytis

Appearance

The Sabah grizzled langur is mostly gray, with white underparts and black hands and feet.

Sabah grizzled langurs range from 48 centimetres (19 in) to 56 centimetres (22 in) long excluding tail and have a tail length ranging from 64 centimetres (25 in) to 84 centimetres (33 in). Males weigh from 6 kilograms (13 lb) to 7 kilograms (15 lb) while females weight between 5.5 kilograms (12 lb) and 6 kilograms (13 lb).

Range and habitat

The Sabah grizzled langur is native to the island of Borneo in the province of Sabah in Malaysia, with part of its range in Indonesia. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN due primarily to habitat loss, fragmentation and hunting.

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

Diet

The Sabah grizzled langur is arboreal and diurnal. Males who are not part of a group are solitary.

It has a varied diet consisting of leaves, fruit, seeds, flowers, insects and bark, and it also consumes mineral-rich mud.

In crisis

Saban grizzled 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 Saban grizzled langur, Wikidata item Q104248504. 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 Black Sumatran langur (Presbytis sumatrana), recorded as EndangeredEN

Black Sumatran langur

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

Miller's langur

Presbytis canicrus

Quick answers

What is Saban grizzled langur?
Saban grizzled langur is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae (order Primates) — Presbytis sabana.
What is the conservation status of Saban grizzled langur?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Presbytis sabana. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Saban grizzled langur live?
The Sabah grizzled langur is native to the island of Borneo in the province of Sabah in Malaysia, with part of its range in Indonesia.
Why is Saban grizzled langur in crisis?
It is listed as endangered by the IUCN due primarily to habitat loss, fragmentation and hunting.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Presbytis sabana?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Saban grizzled langur a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.