| Also known as: | purple-faced leaf monkey |
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| Previously known as: | Semnopithecus vetulus |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Primates |
| Family | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus | Trachypithecus (1) |
| Size |
Female head-body length: 45 – 60 cm (2) Male tail length: 67 – 85 cm(2) Male head-body length: 50 – 65 cm (2) Female tail length: 62 – 82 cm (2) Male weight: 3.4 – 9.4 kg (2) Female weight: 3.1 – 9 kg (2) |
Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3). Subspecies: the north lowland wetzone purple-faced langur or western purple-faced langur (T. v. nestor) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR). The southern lowland wetzone purple-faced langur (T. v. vetulus), the dry zone purple-faced langur or northern purple-faced langur (T. v. philbricki), and the bear monkey or montane purple-faced langur (T. v. monticola) are classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).