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Silvered Leaf Monkey

Trachypithecus cristatus

Description:

Very common in Malaysia, when are young has a characteristic orange color: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/302...

Habitat:

The silvery lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus), also known as the silvered leaf monkey or the silvery langur, is an Old World monkey. It is arboreal, living in coastal, mangrove, and riverine forests in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Can be easily seen in many parks and forests reserves in MALAYSIA, even in the center of Kulala Lumpur, in Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve, the only virgin tropical rain forest left in the city. The city planners are dedicated to preserving this jungle located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Originally home of the Malayan Tiger and elephants, this jungle is still home to monkeys, pythons, squirrels, and monitor lizards.

Notes:

The silvery lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus), also known as the silvered leaf monkey or the silvery langur, is an Old World monkey. It is arboreal, living in coastal, mangrove, and riverine forests in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo.

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7 Comments

JordiPrats
JordiPrats 9 years ago

Very interesting AlbertKang, thanks for share!

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

Jordi, the Silver Leaf Monkeys were introduced to the Park.
They were not originally from there.

JordiPrats
JordiPrats 9 years ago

Thanks António

Gorgeous capture JordiPrats,congrats and thanks for sharing.
Please consider adding this spotting to the 2015 Best Wildlife photo mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1184...

JordiPrats
JordiPrats 9 years ago

Thanjs Albert and Bruno, It's just crazy to find this monkeys on this park in the middle of the city

BrunoMoller
BrunoMoller 9 years ago

Nicr spotting

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 9 years ago

That's cool that you saw the Silver Leaf Monkeys at Bukit Nanas.
Saw them last week but didn't get any pics :(

JordiPrats
Spotted by
JordiPrats

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Spotted on Jan 24, 2015
Submitted on Jan 24, 2015

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