As the name suggests, the hooded langur wears a dark little cap on its head, which contrasts with its lighter whiskers. So, today I will give you some information about it. Let's take a look~

I. Basic information

[Chinese name] Hooded black langur

[Latin name] Trachypithecus pileatus

【English name】Capped Langur

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【Domain】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrates Subphylum

[Class] Mammalia

[Subclass] Eustachium

[Order] Primates

[Suborder] ] Genus

[Family] Monkey family

[Subfamily] Colobus subfamily

[Genus] langurs

【species】capped black langur

【named person】Blyth

【named time】1843 years

【lifespan】about 20 years

Second, the main distribution

The distribution range of the hooded black langur is wide, both at home and abroad. Abroad, it is mainly distributed in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Myanmar; in China, it is mainly distributed in the Gaoligong Mountain area in northwest Yunnan.

III. Subspecies differentiation

The hooded black langur has 4 subspecies differentiation, namely Brahman subspecies of hooded black langur, The hooded langur Bengal subspecies, the hooded langur named subspecies, and the hooded langur Bhutan subspecies.

IV. Appearance characteristics

The face of the hooded langur is black, and the body is silver except for the ends of the limbs and the tail. Gray or yellow; back hair, outer limbs, and tail dark gray.

PS: The body color of the baby monkeys is orange or milky white, and the ears, face and limbs are all pink.

V. Habits

1. Habitat

The hooded black langur mainly lives in tropical rainforest, monsoon rainforest or subtropical zone below 1500 meters above sea level Evergreen broad-leaved forests, lowland and hilly forest areas.

2. Eating habits

The hooded black langur is a herbivore and mainly eats some leaves, buds, flowers and fruits.

3. Breeding method

The mating time of the hooded black langur is from September to January of the following year. Female monkeys give birth in February to April of the following year, with a gestation period of 200 days.

Six. Population Status

The hooded black langur is a protected animal and has been recorded in a number of protected lists, as follows:

1. The 2008 Primate Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is classified as vulnerable.

2. Washington Convention (CITES), is a class I protected animal.

3. China's National Key Protected Wildlife List is a first-class protected animal.

Okay, the introduction of the hooded black langur, the editor will stop here! Do you guys understand?