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Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
487 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
November 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 →

80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Proboscis Monkey sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 487 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Crab-eating Macaque
EN Endemic

Crab-eating Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca fascicularis

70–80% · Very likely
Silvered Leaf Monkey
VU

Silvered Leaf Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trachypithecus cristatus

60–70% · Likely
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
EN

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Macaca nemestrina

60–70% · Likely
Maroon Leaf Monkey
VU Endemic

Maroon Leaf Monkey

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Presbytis rubicunda

30–40% · Possible
Saban Grizzled Langur
EN

Saban Grizzled Langur

Mammal

Presbytis sabana

Insufficient data
Bornean Orangutan
CR Endemic

Bornean Orangutan

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pongo pygmaeus

60–70% · Likely
Horsfield's Tarsier
VU

Horsfield's Tarsier

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cephalopachus bancanus

20–30% · Possible
Philippine Slow Loris
VU

Philippine Slow Loris

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nycticebus menagensis

20–30% · With luck
North Bornean Gray Gibbon
EN

North Bornean Gray Gibbon

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Hylobates funereus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
70–80
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 83% of wildlife watchers report a Proboscis Monkey sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 487 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Proboscis Monkey in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

November has the highest sighting rate for Proboscis Monkey in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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