Nasalis

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Nasalis is a genus of Old World monkeys best known for the proboscis monkey, a large-nosed, arboreal primate native to the mangrove forests of Borneo.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nasalis canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
activityPattern diurnal
belongsToGroup colobine monkeys
biogeographicRealm Oriental
class Mammalia
commonName proboscis monkey genus
conservationStatusOfGenus threatened by habitat loss
containsTaxon Nasalis larvatus
diet folivorous
frugivorous
distribution island of Borneo
ecozone Indomalayan realm
family Cercopithecidae
firstDescribedBy Ignaz von Olfers
firstDescriptionYear 1815
habitat coastal forests
mangrove forests
riverine forests
hasCharacteristic enlarged nose in adult males
long tail
sacculated stomach for leaf digestion
hasNotableSpecies proboscis monkey
infraorder Simiiformes
kingdom Animalia
locomotion arboreal
quadrupedal
memberOf Old World monkeys
namedAfter nasal features of the monkeys
nativeRange Borneo
Southeast Asia
order Primates
parentTaxon Cercopithecidae
Colobinae
parvorder Catarrhini
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
sexualDimorphism present
socialStructure group-living
subfamily Colobinae
suborder Haplorhini
taxonRank genus
threat deforestation
hunting
typeSpecies Nasalis larvatus
usesHabitat riparian zones

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

proboscis monkey genus Nasalis
Nasalis larvatus genus Nasalis
Colobinae includesGenus Nasalis