From the appearance of the pig-tailed langur, there are two special features, namely the tail like a pig's tail and the nose upturned. They usually live in households of 3-8 individuals. So, what other characteristics do they have? Let's take a look at it next~

I. Basic information

【Chinese name】Pig-tailed langur

【 Latin name: Simias concolor

[English name] Pig-tailed langur

[Another name] Pig-tailed langur, Bagai langur

[Kingdom] animal Kingdom

【phylum】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate subphylum

【Class】Mammalia

【Subphylum Class: Subclass of Animals

[Order] Primates

[Suborder] Ape-like suborder

[Family] Monkey family

【 Subfamily: Macaque subfamily

[genus] porpoise langur

[species] porpoise langur

[named by] Miller

[Named time] 1903

[Subspecies differentiation] Nominated subspecies of porpoise-tailed langur, subspecies of Siberia of porpoise-tailed langur

【Main distribution ] Mentawai Islands, west of Sumatra, Indonesia

2. Appearance characteristics

Most porpoise-tailed langurs are black or dark gray in color, but A small part is cream or buff; adult face and nose are black; tail is short.

III. Habits

1. Habitat

Pig-tailed langurs mainly live in tropical rain forests, including hillsides and swamps of virgin forests and mangroves.

2. Eating habits

The porpoise-tailed langur is a herbivorous animal, mainly eating some leaves and fruits.

3. Breeding method

The mating method of porpoise-tailed langurs is polygamous, and the female monkeys generally give birth in June to July every year, and each litter can produce one cub.

IV. Population Status

Due to the threat of serious hunting and commercial logging, the number of porpoise langurs is gradually decreasing and has been recorded in It is classified as critically endangered in the 2016 Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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