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title: "Javan Surili"
description: "Presbytis comata — Ssaki. The Javan surili (Presbytis comata) is a vulnerable species of Old World monkey endemic to the western half of Java, Indonesia, a biodiversity hotspot."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/javan-surili
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Javan Surili

> Presbytis comata — Ssaki. The Javan surili (Presbytis comata) is a vulnerable species of Old World monkey endemic to the western half of Java, Indonesia, a biodiversity hotspot.

- Scientific name: *Presbytis comata*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 177
- Wikidata: [Q285813](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q285813)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43507](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43507)

## Names

- en: Javan Surili
- de: Java-Langur
- es: Langur Gris
- fr: Semnopithèque des îles de la Sonde
- nl: Soendalangoer

## Countries with the most observations

ID (155)

## Summary

The Javan surili (Presbytis comata) is a vulnerable species of Old World monkey endemic to the western half of Java, Indonesia, a biodiversity hotspot. Other common names by which it is known by include gray, grizzled or Sunda Island surili; grizzled or stripe-crested langur; Javan grizzled langur; grizzled, Java or Javan leaf monkey; langur gris.
There are two subspecies of the Javan surili:

Presbytis comata comata - Occurs in western Java
Presbytis comata fredericae - Occurs in central Java
This colobine species has a sacculated stomach to assist the breakdown in the cellulose from the leaves it feeds on. It has…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258848777

## Machine access

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