---
title: "Sumatran Surili"
description: "Presbytis melalophos — Mammals. The black-crested Sumatran langur (Presbytis melalophos) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sumatran-surili
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sumatran Surili

> Presbytis melalophos — Mammals. The black-crested Sumatran langur (Presbytis melalophos) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae.

- Scientific name: *Presbytis melalophos*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 193
- Wikidata: [Q1247887](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1247887)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43504](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43504)

## Names

- en: Sumatran Surili
- de: Sumatra-Langur
- es: Langur De Cresta
- fr: Semnopithèque de Sumatra
- nl: Zwartkuiflangoer

## Countries with the most observations

ID (175)

## Summary

The black-crested Sumatran langur (Presbytis melalophos) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The black Sumatran langur, black-and-white langur, Sarawak surili, Raffles' banded langur and mitered langur were formerly considered subspecies of P. melalophos.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-crested_Sumatran_langur

## Photo

![Sumatran Surili](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sumatran-surili/medium.jpg)

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49755655

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sumatran-surili?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).