Capped langur
Capped langur | |
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Capped langur in Manas National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cercopithecidae |
Genus: | Trachypithecus |
Species: | T. pileatus[1]
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Binomial name | |
Trachypithecus pileatus[1] (Blyth, 1843)
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Capped langur range |
The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a primate species in the family Cercopithecidae native to subtropical and tropical dry forests in northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is arboreal and feeds on 43 plant species.
Taxonomy
[edit]The capped langur was described by Edward Blyth in 1843. Four subspecies of the capped langur are recognized as of 2005:[1]
- T. p. pileatus
- T. p. durga
- T. p. brahma
- T. p. tenebricus
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The capped langur occurs in northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical dry forests.[2]
Behavior and ecology
[edit]Capped langurs observed in Arunachal Pradesh spent nearly 40% of the day time feeding on leaves, flowers and fruits. Leaves contributed nearly 60% of the diet, and they foraged on as many as 43 different plant species.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Groves, C. P. (2005). "Species Trachypithecus pileatus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 177. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b c Das, J.; Chetry, D.; Choudhury, A. & Bleisch, W. (2020). "Trachypithecus pileatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22041A196580469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22041A196580469.en. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Solanki, G.S.; Kumar, A & Sharma, B.K. (2008). "Winter food selection and diet composition of capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) in Arunachal Pradesh, India". Tropical Ecology. 49 (2): 157–166.