Preferensi Pakan Monyet Ekor Panjang (Macaca fascicularis Raffles 1821) di Kampus IPB Dramaga

Abstract

Monyet ekor panjang (Macaca fascicularis) akan memperluas wilayah jelajah hariannya untuk memperoleh sumber pakan yang cukup hingga melimpah, sehingga tak jarang menimbulkan konflik. Identifikasi preferensi pakan monyet ekor panjang perlu dilakukan sebagai salah satu bentuk meminimalkan konflik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi jenis pakan dan preferensi pakan, serta menganalisis perilaku harian monyet ekor panjang. Penelitian dilakukan dengan analisis vegetasi dan observasi lapang terhadap perilaku harian monyet ekor panjang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat sebanyak 22 jenis tumbuhan pakan dan 2 jenis pakan non-tumbuhan. Monyet ekor panjang merupakan satwa frugivore, namun akan akan bersifat opportunistic omnivore apabila ketersediaan buah berkurang. Monyet ekor panjang lebih tertarik memakan buah, terutama buah belimbing bintang (Averrhoa carambola), buah matoa (Pometia pinnata), dan buah jabon (Neolamarckia cadamba),. Perilaku harian monyet ekor panjang yang paling dominan pada tiap petak contoh yakni bergerak, diam, dan makan.

Long-tailed monkey (Macaca fascicularis) will expand their daily home range to obtain sufficient and abundant food sources, thus often causing conflict. Identification of long-tailed monkey feed preferences needs to be done as a form of minimizing conflict. This research aims to identify the type of feed and feed preference, also to analyze the daily activity of long-talide monkey’s. The research was conducted by vegetation analysis and field observation of the daily acyivity of long-tailed monkey’s. The results of this research showed that there were 22 types of feed plants and 2 types of non-plant feeds. Long-tailed monkeys are kind of fructivore animals, but will be ooportunistic omnivore if the avaibility of fruits decrease. Long-tailed monkeys are more interested to eat fruit, especially strafruit fruit (Averrhoa carambola), matoa fruit (Pometia pinnata), and jabon fruit (Neolamarckia cadamba). The most dominant daily activity of long-tailed monkey’s in each plot sampling were move, stay still, and eat.