Daily activity budget of banded langur (Presbytis femoralis) in Malaysia

Noratiqah Norazlimi, . and Hidayah Haris, . and Mohd Ridwan Abd Rahman, . and Rohani Shahrool Anuar, . and Mohd Faudzir Najmuddin, . and Asiyahtul Husna Hassan, . and Badrul Munir Md Zain, . and Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul Latiff, . Daily activity budget of banded langur (Presbytis femoralis) in Malaysia. pp. 84-97. ISSN 2672-7226

Banded langur (Presbytis femoralis) is an endangered leaf-eating colobine found in Johor and Pahang in Malaysia. However with lessthan 500 individualsreported to be surviving in Johor their behaviour and ecology remain unknown among primatologists. This study provides the first systematic data on the daily activity budget of the species in Malaysia. Scan sampling technique was used to observe and record P. femoralis behavior with 10 min interval starting from February 2018 to November 2018. The results are based on 186 h and 20 min of direct observation in the wild. The animals spent most of the time for resting (43 13) followed by moving (26 9) feeding (26 7) social activities (4 3) and others (1 0). Seasonality significantly influences the activity budget of the animals resulting in increased resting and moving in the non-fruiting season. Feeding activities decreased in the non-fruiting season compared with the fruiting season whereas social activities remained the same. We concluded that the daily activity budget of P. femoralis in this study portrays comparable behavior to other langurs in Malaysia that would help in conservation and management of the species in terms of understanding temporal and spatial requirements of P. femoralis in a highly fragmented habitat.

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Abstract

Banded langur (Presbytis femoralis) is an endangered leaf-eating colobine found in Johor and Pahang in Malaysia. However with lessthan 500 individualsreported to be surviving in Johor their behaviour and ecology remain unknown among primatologists. This study provides the first systematic data on the daily activity budget of the species in Malaysia. Scan sampling technique was used to observe and record P. femoralis behavior with 10 min interval starting from February 2018 to November 2018. The results are based on 186 h and 20 min of direct observation in the wild. The animals spent most of the time for resting (43 13) followed by moving (26 9) feeding (26 7) social activities (4 3) and others (1 0). Seasonality significantly influences the activity budget of the animals resulting in increased resting and moving in the non-fruiting season. Feeding activities decreased in the non-fruiting season compared with the fruiting season whereas social activities remained the same. We concluded that the daily activity budget of P. femoralis in this study portrays comparable behavior to other langurs in Malaysia that would help in conservation and management of the species in terms of understanding temporal and spatial requirements of P. femoralis in a highly fragmented habitat.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Monkeys
AGROVOC Term:	Endangered species
AGROVOC Term:	Animal behaviour
AGROVOC Term:	Feeding
AGROVOC Term:	Feeding behaviour
AGROVOC Term:	Movement
AGROVOC Term:	Habitats
AGROVOC Term:	Wild animals
AGROVOC Term:	Wildlife conservation
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9219

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