Proboscis monkey

Nasalis larvatus · Cercopithecidae

The proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey is an arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, 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.

Where the Proboscis monkey lives

Recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei (Asia).

Most records fall in Sabah, Kalimantan Tengah, Sarawak, Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Timur and Brunei and Muara.

See the Proboscis monkey’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Endangered (EN). In danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 2,535 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.