| Capped langur | |
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| Capped langur inManas National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Trachypithecus |
| Species: | T. pileatus[1] |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachypithecus pileatus[1] (Blyth, 1843) | |
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| Capped langur range | |
Thecapped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is aprimate species in the familyCercopithecidae native to subtropical and tropical dryforests innortheast India,Bhutan,Bangladesh andMyanmar. It is arboreal and feeds on 43 plant species.
The capped langur was described byEdward Blyth in 1843. Four subspecies of the capped langur are recognized as of 2005:[1]
The capped langur occurs in northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, where it inhabits subtropical andtropical dry forests.[2]
Capped langurs observed in Arunachal Pradesh spent nearly 40% of the day time feeding onleaves,flowers andfruits. Leaves contributed nearly 60% of the diet, and they foraged on as many as 43 different plant species.[3]
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