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Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
12 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The proboscis monkey or long-nosed monkey (Nasalis larvatus) is an arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose (or proboscis), a reddish-brown skin color and a long tail. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo and is found mostly in mangrove forests and on the coastal areas of the island. This species co-exists with the Bornean orangutan and monkeys such as the silvery lutung. It belongs in the monotypic genus Nasalis. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Proboscis Monkey sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Maroon Leaf Monkey
VU Endemic

Maroon Leaf Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis rubicunda

10–20% · With luck
Crab-eating Macaque
EN Endemic

Crab-eating Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca fascicularis

10–20% · With luck
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
EN

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca nemestrina

Insufficient data
Philippine Slow Loris
VU

Philippine Slow Loris

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nycticebus menagensis

Insufficient data
North Bornean Gray Gibbon
EN

North Bornean Gray Gibbon

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Hylobates funereus

Insufficient data
Kayan River Slow Loris
VU

Kayan River Slow Loris

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Nycticebus kayan

Insufficient data
Bornean Orangutan
CR Endemic

Bornean Orangutan

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pongo pygmaeus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
80–90%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Proboscis Monkey in Kinabalu Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Proboscis Monkey sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Proboscis Monkey in Kinabalu Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Proboscis Monkey in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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