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Proboscis Monkey
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IUCN EN · Endangered

Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

The proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) or long-nosed monkey, known as the bekantan in Indonesia, is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose. It is endemic to the southeast Asian island of Borneo.

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Proboscis Monkey in Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis (1800)

Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis (1800)

Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1800 · p.112

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