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Welcome to the LPPM-IPB Primate Animal Study Center website (PSSP LPPM-IPB). This website is designed to give you an idea of ​​the institution and scope of our work.

Located on Jl. Lodaya II No. 5, Bogor, West Java – Indonesia, we are a research institution that concentrates on 3 main programs, namely Biomedical, Biological and Conservation.

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Macaca Tonkeana

Macaca Tonkeana Tonkean black monkey or tonkean monkey (Macaca tonkeana) is a primate species in the Cercopithecidae family. These primate animals are endemic from Central Sulawesi and the closest Togian Islands in Indonesia (Groves 2005). Taxonomy According to Fooden (1969) Tonkeana Macaca are classified as follows: Kingdom: Animalia Division: Chordata Class: Mammals Order: Primates Family: […]

Tarsius Pelengensis

Tarsius Pelengensis This species is considered rare because it is only found on Peleng Island. Like tarsiers, this animal is nocturnal and can turn its head to 180 degrees. This animal is a carnivore that likes prey of live animals, most of them are insects. Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammals Order: Primates Upaordo: […]

ORANG UTAN (Pongo Pygmaeus)

ORANG UTAN (Pongo Pygmaeus) The Borneo / Borneo orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) belongs to the Hominidae family with a spread in Kalimantan (Indonesia), Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia). Kalimantan orangutan is one of 44 Indonesian endemic animals in Kalimantan (Santosa, 2008). Bornean orangutans are divided into three sub-types based on morphological and genetic variations, namely: Pongo pygmaeus […]

Bekantan (Nasalis larvatus)

Bekantan (Nasalis larvatus) Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) or Proboscis monkey are endemic species that inhabit mangroves on the island of Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei). In Kalimantan, Bekantan is also known as the Dutch Monkey, Pika, Bahara Bentangan, Raseng and Kahau (Supriatna et al. 2000). Based on phylogenetic, proboscis monkey belongs to the family: Cercopithecidae; […]