Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Siberut langur (Presbytis siberu), recorded as Endangered
Siberut langur (Presbytis siberu). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Siberut langur

Presbytis siberu

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

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

The Old World monkey

Primates are mammals with grasping hands and forward-facing eyes. A named monkey or lemur on this catalog is a wild population, not a pet type.

This is a named wild mammal with a photograph and a threat category on the public record.

Range and habitat

The Siberut langur is native to the island of Siberut in Indonesia.

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

In crisis

It is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

Siberut 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 Siberut langur — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q104248903. 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 Siberut langur?
Siberut langur is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae (order Primates) — Presbytis siberu.
What is the conservation status of Siberut langur?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Presbytis siberu. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Siberut langur live?
The Siberut langur is native to the island of Siberut in Indonesia.
Why is Siberut langur in crisis?
It is listed as endangered by the IUCN.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Presbytis siberu?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Siberut langur a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.