Saban Grizzled Langur

Saban Grizzled Langur

KingdomOrderFamilyGenusSpecies
AnimaliaPrimatesCercopithecidaePresbytisPresbytis sabana

IUCN Status: Endangered
  • Common Name: Sabah Grizzled Langur
  • Taxonomy Classification Year: 1893
  • Monkey Size: 48 to 56 cm (19 to 22 in)
  • Skin Color(s): Gray
  • Habitat: Forest, rainforest
  • Diet: Omnivorous
  • Native Countries: Malaysia, Indonesia

Sabah Grizzled Langur Distribution

Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Albania Armenia Angola Argentina Austria Australia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Bangladesh Belgium Burkina Faso Bulgaria Burundi Benin Brunei Darussalam Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Bahamas Bhutan Botswana Belarus Belize Canada Democratic Republic of Congo Central African Republic Congo Switzerland Côte d'Ivoire Chile Cameroon China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cabo Verde Cyprus Czechia Germany Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Estonia Egypt Eritrea Spain Ethiopia Finland Falkland Islands (Malvinas) France Gabon United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Georgia Ghana Greenland Gambia Guinea Equatorial Guinea Greece Guatemala Guinea-Bissau Guyana Honduras Croatia Haiti Hungary Indonesia Ireland Israel India Iraq Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iceland Italy Jamaica Jordan Japan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Cambodia Comoros Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kazakhstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Lebanon Saint Lucia Sri Lanka Liberia Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Libya Morocco Moldova, Republic of Montenegro Madagascar North Macedonia Mali Myanmar Mongolia Mauritania Malta Mauritius Maldives Malawi Mexico Malaysia Mozambique Namibia New Caledonia Niger Nigeria Nicaragua Netherlands Norway Nepal New Zealand Oman Panama Peru Papua New Guinea Philippines Pakistan Poland Puerto Rico Portugal Paraguay Qatar Romania Serbia Russian Federation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Solomon Islands Seychelles Sudan Sweden Singapore Slovenia Slovakia Sierra Leone Senegal Somalia Suriname South Sudan Sao Tome and Principe El Salvador Syrian Arab Republic Eswatini Chad Togo Thailand Tajikistan Turkmenistan Tunisia Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Taiwan, Province of China Tanzania, United Republic of Ukraine Uganda United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Vanuatu Yemen South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Countries
Malaysia
Indonesia

Saban Grizzled Langur Characteristics

The Saban grizzled langur[1] (Presbytis sabana), also called the Sabah gray langur, is a monkey species in the Cercopithecidae family.

  • It was once thought to be a subspecies of the Hose’s langur, Presbytis hosei (as Presbytis hosei sabana).
  • The Saban grizzled langur is endemic to the island of Borneo in the Malaysian province of Sabah, with part of its range in Indonesia.
  • It is primarily gray, with white underparts and black hands and feet. Saban grizzled langurs are 48 to 56 centimeters long without the tail and have a tail length of 64 to 84 centimeters.
  • Males weigh between 6 and 7 kilograms, while females weigh between 5.5 and 6 kilograms.

Saban Grizzled Langur Facts

  • The Saban grizzled langur is arboreal and diurnal.
  • It lives in groups of about 7 individuals, including a single adult male.
  • Males that are not part of a group are solitary.
  • It has a varied diet consisting of leaves, seeds, fruits, flowers, bark, and insects and consumes mineral-rich mud.
  • The Saban grizzled langur is sometimes associated with the Maroon Langur.

Suggested Reading: Various Species of Monkeys

Cite this page

Bio Explorer. (2026, January 4). Saban Grizzled Langur. https://www.bioexplorer.net/animals/mammals/monkeys/saban-grizzled-langur/

Key References

  • [1]“Saban grizzled langur-Encyclopedia of Life”. Accessed November 24, 2022. Link.

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