FEED PREFERENCE OF THE JAVAN SURILI (PRESBYTIS COMATA) AT CIGOWONG BLOCK, MOUNT CIREMAI NATIONAL PARK, WEST JAVA

• Main Author: Amalia Ogi, Azzahra
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Kebun buah- buahan, buah buahan, kehutanan
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/68408
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The Javan Surili (Presbytis comata) is a species of primate endemic to West Java that is endangered according to the IUCN Red List. Currently, one of the biggest threats that the Javan Surili faces is surrounding the topics of habitat degradation. The loss of food sources such as feed vegetations can prove to be fatal for arboreal primates such as The Javan Surili. The Javan Surili is quite a resourceful species and can consume up to 75 different types of feed vegetations, but the feed potential of surili in the area of Mount Ciremai National Park it is not yet known. Therefore knowing the type of feed that is chosen by surili as its main food source (feed preference) is crucial to the efforts of The Javan Surili’s conservation. This study aims to determine the types of feed vegetations, the parts consumed, and the feed preferences of surili in Cigowong Block, Mount Ciremai National Park. The focal sampling method is carried out to identify the behavior of the Javan Surili on the field and the feed preference is determined with the help of information from local field guides obtained by conducting an interview. The result shows five different types of feed vegetation in Cigowong Block, including kuray (Trema orientale), Saninten (Castanopsis argentea), ki pare (Glochidion macrocarpus), mara (Macaranga rhizinoides), and mersawa (Anisoptera costata) with the parts consumed is leaf on mature and juvenile surilis and fruit exclusively on juvenile surilis. The highest order of preference is Trema orientale (46,99%), followed by Castanopsis argentea (16,87%), Glochidion macrocarpus (15,06%), Macaranga rhizinoides (11,45%), and Anisoptera costata (9,64%). Therefore it can be concluded that the main feed preference for both mature and juvenile surili in Cigowong Block, Mount Ciremai National Park is the Kuray (Trema orientale).