Potensi Pakan dan Perilaku Makan Lutung Budeng(Trachypithecus auratus) di Cagar Alam Dungus Iwul, Jawa Barat

Abstract

Ebony leaf monkey (Trachypithecus auratus) is an endemic primate to Java Island, Lombok Island, and Bali Island. According to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1, conservation status of ebony leaf monkey is vulnerable and listed in Appendix II CITES. One of the things that need to be considered to preserve ebony leaf monkey’s population is maintain and increase the availability and abundance of its feed because feed is one of the basic needs of animals. The objectives of this research are to identify feed plant species, measured the abundance and distribution of feed plant species, estimate food palatability level, and identify ebony leaf monkey’s feeding behaviour. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test. There are 29 trees species of ebony leaf monkey’s feed. One of the feed is Orania sylvicola, which has the highest abundance. Distribution of ebony leaf monkey’s feed is random, only one species uniformly distributed which is Orania sylvicola. The most palatable food of ebony leaf monkey is Barringtonia racemosa. The position which most frequently performed when eating is sitting position.