Red Leaf Monkey (Maroon Langur)

Primates

Presbytis rubicunda

Basic stats

Diet

Young leaves, shoots, seeds, some fruit

Habitat

Lowland and hill dipterocarp forest

Range

Endemic to Borneo

Litter size

1

Gestation period

About 5.5–6 months

Size

Medium (head-body 43–55cm)

Weight

5.5–7kg

A striking, deep chestnut-to-maroon leaf monkey found in lowland and hill dipterocarp forest across Borneo. Unlike the silvered langur, it tends to keep to denser, less disturbed forest interior and is less commonly seen along open riverbanks.

Lives in small troops with a folivorous diet dominated by young leaves, shoots and some fruit. Its loud, harsh alarm calls are often the first sign of a troop's presence before any animal is actually spotted in the canopy.

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