Primates in Malaysia

Malaysia is inhabited by ≤25 non-human primate species from 5 families.  12 species are found in Malaya, 12 species in Borneo.

 

Family	Species	❶	❷	❸
Lorisidae	Nycticebus bengalensis	TP	P		TP
Tarsiidae	Cephalopachus bancanus	×	P		TP
Cercopithecidae	Macaca nemestrina Macaca arctoides Macaca fascicularis Presbytis femoralis Presbytis siamensis Presbytis chysomelas Presbytis rubicunda Presbytis hosei Presbytis sabana Presbytis frontata Trachypithecus cristatus Trachypithecus selangorensis Trachypithecus obscurus Nasalis larvatus	P TP P P P × × × × × P P P ×	P × P × × P P P P P N × × P		P × P × × TP TP TP × TP P × × TP
Hylobatidae	Hylobates lar Hylobates agilis Hylobates muelleri abbotti Hylobates muelleri funereus Symphalangus syndactylus	TP TP × × TP	× × P P ×		× × TP TP ×
Hominidae	Pongo pygmaeus	×	TP		TP

Note : Species of primates in Malaysia with their status in ❶Malaya ; ❷Sabah ; & ❸ Sarawak under their respective law.

TP = Totally Protected. P = Protected, N = Not Protected. × = non-indigenous.

 

 

Malaysian primates are protected under the :

❶ Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 ( Act 716 ) in Malaya

❷ Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997  in Sabah

❸ Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998 in Sarawak

 

 

Source :

1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331503611_Primate_research_and_conservation_in_Malaysia

2. https://www.reed.edu/biology/professors/srenn/pages/teaching/web_2008/dklj_site_final/phylogeny.html

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate