#0326 · 🦊 mammals

Dusky Leaf Monkey

🇳🇱 Brillangoer ·Trachypithecus obscurus

ENendangered 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The dusky leaf monkey , spectacled langur , or spectacled leaf monkey ( Trachypithecus obscurus ) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand; however, dusky leaf monkeys have occasionally been observed in Singapore. It is not clear whether these monkeys are escaped pets or whether they swam to Singapore on their own volition from Johor, Malaysia.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,245iNaturalist observations
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,245 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.