 Francois
Monkey
scientific
name
Presbytis
francoisi francoisi
size/weight/height
Weight:
20 lbs. • medium size
adaptations/coloration
Color:
coat black • cheek fur band white • young rust color at birth
Coat: long • silky
Hands: prehensile • opposable thumbs
Head. peak crest fur gives them pixyish appearance
Stomach: adapted to herbivore diet
behavior
Arboreal
(most of the time)
diet
Wild: mainly
leaves, bark, buds, fruit & shoots
Zoo: Monkey Chow, fruits & vegetables
habitat/range
forest
• Southeast China, Central Laos & Vietnam
status
U.S. Endangered
• CITES AppII • numbers decreasing due to habitat destruction
• Oregon Zoo holds studbook • TAG
other
type of
langur • when acquired, only 3rd group of Francois Leaf-Eating
Monkeys to come out of China to Western Hemisphere
oregon
zoo exhibit
Primates
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