Black-footed gray langur
| Black-footed gray langur[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Semnopithecus |
| Species: | S. hypoleucos |
| Binomial name | |
| Semnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth, 1841 | |
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| Black-footed Gray Langur range | |
The black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. This, like other gray langurs, is a leaf-eating monkey found in south India.
Taxonomy
The black-footed gray langur was previously considered to be a subspecies of Semnopithecus entellus. Research done in 2003 by Brandon-Jones may indicate that it is a sub species of Semnopithecus dussumieri. Some experts believe that the species may be a naturally occurring hybrid of Trachypithecus johnii and Semnopithecus dussumieri.[3]
Distribution
This black-footed gray langur is distributed throughout south-western India (Goa, Karnataka and Kerala), but is centred on the Western Ghats. It's total range is around 35,000 km2, with the species living inside and outside of protected areas.[3]
Conservation status
It is classified as vulnerable due to a predicted (as of 2008) 30% decline in population that is expected to happen within three generations or about 30 years.[3]
References
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- ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 174. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Singh, M. & Molur, S. (2008). "Semnopithecus hypoleucos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Semnopithecus hypoleucos (Black-footed Gray Langur, Dark-legged Malabar Langur, Malabar Sacred Langur)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.