Tufted gray langur  (Semnopithecus priam)

Adult grey langur (southern) grooming juvenile
Adult grey langur (southern) grooming juvenile
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Facts

Also known as: Bengal Hanuman Langur, Coromandel sacred langur, Madras grey langur, Northern Plains Gray Langur
Previously known as: Semnopithecus entellus
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPrimates
FamilyCercopithecidae
GenusSemnopithecus (1)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (2). Subspecies: Madras gray langur, Semnopithecus priam priam, is listed as Near Threatened (NT) and the grey langur (southern), S. p. thersites, is listed as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description

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

Authentication

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact: arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

Glossary

  • Subspecies: a population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. CITES (June, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
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