Gray langur (Semnopithecus hector)

Also known as:	Hanuman langur, lesser hill langur, Tarai gray langur, Tarai sacred langur
Synonyms:	Semnopithecus entellus hector

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae
Genus	Semnopithecus (1)

Top facts

• The grey langur is native to Bhutan, India and Nepal.
• The grey langur is also known as the Hanuman langur after the monkey-god Hanuman, and is considered sacred in the Hindu religion. 
• The grey langur is mainly arboreal, and feeds on leaves.

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (2).

Information on the gray langur is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
2. CITES (November, 2008)
   http://www.cites.org