Biology:Capped langur
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Short description: Species of mammal
| Capped langur | |
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| Capped langur in Manas National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India , and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2] They are arboreal and gregarious by nature. A herd of capped langurs consists of 2 to 14 langurs led by a single male. They are herbivorous, eating leaves, twigs, buds and fruits.
Taxonomy
There are four recognized subspecies:[1]
- Trachypithecus pileatus pileatus
- Trachypithecus pileatus durga
- Trachypithecus pileatus brahma
- Trachypithecus pileatus tenebricus
Behaviour and ecology
A study of their diet in winter found that they spend 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Groves, C.P. (2005). "Species Trachypithecus pileatus". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M.. 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. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=12100737.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22041/196580469. 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q205700 entry
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