PROBOSCIS MONKEYS
PROBOSCIS MONKEYS
The proboscis genus, Nasalis, includes one species and two subspecies.
Nasalis larvatus
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Proboscis monkeys, also known as bekantan in Indonesian and orang belanda in Malay, are endemic to Borneo. Here, they inhabit the island’s tropical forests in each of the three nations that politically divide it: Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei. While these monkeys are found mostly on the coast, in mangrove forests, or living along…