The mitered langur (''Presbytis mitrata'') is a species of monkey in the family

Cercopithecidae Old World monkey is the common English name for a family of primates known taxonomically as the Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons ...

. It was formerly considered a

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of the

Sumatran surili The black-crested Sumatran langur (''Presbytis melalophos'') is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat los ...

, ''Presbytis melalophos'' (as ''Presbytis melalophos mitrata'') but genetic analysis revealed that these are separate species. The mitered langur is native to the island of

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. It is listed as

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by the

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due primarily to

deforestation Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated d ...

, and also due to animals taken for pets. The mitered langur has gray or brown fur on its back, which is darker than on its belly, and the arms, legs and tail are even darker. Its face is gray, with white ruffs on its cheeks and a white crown surrounded by a black arch on the top of its head. The head and body length is between and and the tail is between and long. It weighs up to about . The mitered langur is diurnal and arboreal. Its diet consists of leaves, unripe fruits, flowers and seeds.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q20721831 Presbytis Primates of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Sumatra Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz Mammals described in 1821 Endangered fauna of Asia