Purple-faced langur  (Trachypithecus vetulus)

Range

The purple-faced langur is endemic to Sri Lanka (1).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Habitat varies with the subspecies, but includes montane tropical rainforest, monsoon scrub, dry evergreen forests and mature secondary, semi-deciduous and undisturbed cloud forests (1) (5). The monkey is found to an altitude of up to 2,000 metres, and often inhabits areas near permanent water sources (1) (5). Where natural forest has been lost refugee populations occupy semi-urban and rural home gardens, rubber plantations and areas with adequate canopy cover (1). Although highly arboreal, this langur will move to the ground briefly where trees are lacking (5).

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