Douc  (Pygathrix nemaeus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCercopithecidae
GenusPygathrix (1)
SizeHead-body length: 52-64 cm
Tail length: 57-68 cm
Male weight: 12.6 kg
Female weight: 8.9 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN A1cd) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).

Subspecies: Red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus nemaeus) classified as Endangered (EN – A1cd); grey-shanked douc (P. n. cinerea) classified as Data Deficient (DD) (1).

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