Nilgiri Langur[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Trachypithecus
Species group: T. vetulus
Species: T. johnii
Binomial name
Trachypithecus johnii
(J. Fischer, 1829)
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Extant species of family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys) (subfamily Colobinae)
Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Primates · Suborder: Haplorrhini
African group
Langur group
Odd-nosed group
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Trachypithecus
Species group: T. vetulus
Species: T. johnii
Binomial name
Trachypithecus johnii
(J. Fischer, 1829)
The Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii) is a lutung (a type of Old World monkey) found in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats in South India. Its range also includes Kodagu in Karnataka, Palani Hills in Tamil Nadu and many other hilly areas in Kerala. This primate has glossy black fur on its body and golden brown fur on its head. It is similar in size and long tailed like the gray langurs. Females have a white patch of fur on the inner thigh. It lives in troops of five to 16 monkeys. The animal is often seen encroaching into agricultural lands. Its diet consists of fruits, shoots and leaves. The species is endangered due to deforestation and poaching for its fur and flesh, the latter believed to have aphrodisiac properties.
References
- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 166. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ Singh, M., Kumar, A. & Molur, S. (2008). Trachypithecus johnii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 January 2009.
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Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Primates · Suborder: Haplorrhini
African group
Black Colobus (C. satanas) · Angola Colobus (C. angolensis) · King Colobus (C. polykomos) · Ursine Colobus (C. vellerosus) · Mantled Guereza (C. guereza)
Western Red Colobus (P. badius) · Pennant's Colobus (P. pennantii) · Preuss's Red Colobus (P. preussi) · Thollon's Red Colobus (P. tholloni) · Central African Red Colobus (P. foai) · Ugandan Red Colobus (P. tephrosceles) · Udzungwa Red Colobus (P. gordonorum) · Zanzibar Red Colobus (P. kirkii) · Tana River Red Colobus (P. rufomitratus)
Langur group
Nepal Gray Langur (S. schistaceus) · Kashmir Gray Langur (S. ajax) · Tarai Gray Langur (S. hector) · Northern Plains Gray Langur (S. entellus) · Black-footed Gray Langur (S. hypoleucos) · Southern Plains Gray Langur (S. dussumieri) · Tufted Gray Langur (S. priam)
T. vetulus group: Purple-faced Langur (T. vetulus) · Nilgiri Langur (T. johnii)
T. cristatus group: Javan Lutung (T. auratus) · Silvery Lutung (T. cristatus) · Indochinese Lutung (T. germaini) · Tenasserim Lutung (T. barbei)
T. obscurus group: Dusky Leaf Monkey (T. obscurus) · Phayre's Leaf Monkey (T. phayrei)
T. pileatus group: Capped Langur (T. pileatus) · Shortridge's Langur (T. shortridgei) · Gee's Golden Langur (T. geei)
T. francoisi group: Francois' Langur (T. francoisi) · Hatinh Langur (T. hatinhensis) · White-headed Langur (T. poliocephalus) · Laotian Langur (T. laotum) · Delacour's Langur (T. delacouri) · Indochinese Black Langur (T. ebenus)
T. cristatus group: Javan Lutung (T. auratus) · Silvery Lutung (T. cristatus) · Indochinese Lutung (T. germaini) · Tenasserim Lutung (T. barbei)
T. obscurus group: Dusky Leaf Monkey (T. obscurus) · Phayre's Leaf Monkey (T. phayrei)
T. pileatus group: Capped Langur (T. pileatus) · Shortridge's Langur (T. shortridgei) · Gee's Golden Langur (T. geei)
T. francoisi group: Francois' Langur (T. francoisi) · Hatinh Langur (T. hatinhensis) · White-headed Langur (T. poliocephalus) · Laotian Langur (T. laotum) · Delacour's Langur (T. delacouri) · Indochinese Black Langur (T. ebenus)
Sumatran Surili (P. melalophos) · Banded Surili (P. femoralis) · Sarawak Surili (P. chrysomelas) · White-thighed Surili (P. siamensis) · White-fronted Surili (P. frontata) · Javan Surili (P. comata) · Thomas's Langur (P. thomasi) · Hose's Langur (P. hosei) · Maroon Leaf Monkey (P. rubicunda) · Mentawai Langur(P. potenziani) · Natuna Island Surili (P. natunae)
Odd-nosed group
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (R. roxellana) · Black Snub-nosed Monkey (R. bieti) · Gray Snub-nosed Monkey (R. brelichi) · Tonkin Snub-nosed Langur (R. avunculus)
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