Hanuman langur




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Some facts about the
Hanuman langur

Adult weight : 13.517 kg (29.7374 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 29 years

Female maturity :1162 days

Male maturity : 1886 days

Gestation : 192 days

Weaning : 342 days

Litter size : 1

Litters per year : 1

Interval between litters : 514 days

Weight at birth : 0.5 kg (1.1 lbs)

Weight at weaning : 2.1 kg (4.62 lbs)

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

Hanuman langur

Order : Primates
Family : Cercopithecidae
Subfamily : Colobinae
Species : Semnopithecus entellus

 

The Common langur, entellus langur, grey langur, hanuman langur, true langur is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Hanuman langur

Nowak (1999) stated that Hanuman langurs are now endangered because of an encroaching human expansion. (Full text)

Hanuman langurs are typically arboreal. (Full text)

entellus, the hanuman langur, is atypical in several respects. (Full text)

ClassificationScientifically, Hanuman langurs are named either Semnopithecus entellus or Presbytis entellus within a genus of colobine primates, a sub-unit of Old World monkeys. (Full text)

The Hanuman langur is by far the best known of the colobines. (Full text)

Hanuman langurs are commonly referred to by such names as the common langur, the grey langur, the entellus langur, (Full text)

The hanuman langur is a member of the subfamily colobinae of Old World (Full text)

Because of this legend, the Hanuman Langur is the sacred monkey of India and therefore not preyed upon by humans. (Full text)

Hanuman langurs are diurnal, sleeping in the trees and spending much (Full text)

Data from 24 wild populations of Hanuman langurs are used to test hypotheses seeking to explain variation in troop structure and the (Full text)

The hanuman langur is a folivorous species, but will also consume fruits, flowers, and cultivated crops. (Full text)

One kind of langur-the hanuman langur-is named for the Hindu monkey god, Hanuman. (Full text)

Hanuman langurs are known to increase in body size from south to north, and (Full text)

The Hanuman Langur is widely distributed in the dry zone and still could be (Full text)

Hanuman Langurs are the most terrestial of any colobine. (Full text)

1. entellus, hanuman, Presbytes entellus, Semnopithecus entellus -- (langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India)
entellus
hanuman
Presbytes entellus
Semnopithecus entellus
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