Proboscis Monkey Size
Size of Proboscis Monkey
| Weight | 7-22.5 kg [Males weigh 16 to 22.5 kg (35 to 50 lb); females weigh 7 to 12 kg (15 to 26 lb)] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 53cm - 76cm (21in - 30in) | ||
| Length | 53-76 cm [Males are 66 to 76.2 cm (26.0 to 30.0 in) and tail is 66 – 75 cm (26-29.5 in); females are 53.3 to 62 cm (21.0 to 24.4 in) and tails is 52 – 62 cm (20-24 in)] | ||
| Lifespan | 13-23 yrs [13-20 years in the wild and up to 23 years in captivity] | ||
| Maximum speed | Top moving speed is 24 kph (15 mph) | ||
The Proboscis Monkey is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Primates.
The Proboscis Monkey belonged to the family Cercopithecidae, mainly distributed in Asia. They like to live in coastal mangroves and riverine forests, and diurnal is their life style.Their skin type is fur, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey, red, white, tan, orange. In addition, leaves, shoots, fruits are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are clouded leopard, crocodile, human.It is currently estimated that there are 7,000.
The most distinctive feature of Proboscis Monkey is long, fleshy nose and swollen stomach. If we use one sentence to describe the Proboscis Monkey, it is "Natively found on the island of Borneo!".
