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Proboscis Monkey
Nasalis larvatus (Proboscis Monkey · テングザル)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 A male's maximum weight of 22 kg is slightly more than a 20 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
- 💡 Being able to swim 20 m underwater is close to the length of a 25 m swimming pool (Comparison).
- 💡 Its distinctive appearance makes it sought after by zoos, and in some areas it is also hunted as a delicacy (ADW).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Proboscis Monkey is a monkey living in riverside mangrove forests of Borneo, best known for the large, protruding nose of males.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Males have a large protruding nose that resonates and amplifies their calls, whereas females have a smaller nose. Webbing between the fingers and toes makes them strong swimmers.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It eats mangrove fruits, seeds, young leaves, and shoots along with small amounts of insects such as caterpillars. It leaps from trees into water, can swim up to 20 m underwater, and lives in units of one male with 2–7 females.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List EN (2021) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14352/195372486
- • IUCN Red List category EN — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1000659
- • iucnredlist.org — 195372486
- • wikidata.org — Q192029
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male Labuk Bay.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Nasalis larvatus
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — author not recorded · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.