Wildlifeof India
Golden Langur
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Trachypithecus geei
Basic stats
Diet
Fruits, leaves, seeds, buds and flowers
Habitat
High trees
Range
Western Assam, India, and the foothills of the Black Mountains in Bhutan
Size
Head and body 50–75cm; tail 70–100cm
Weight
Males about 10.8kg; females about 9.5kg
Gee's golden langur has a black face with a large whorl of hair on the crown and a long tail up to 100 cm. The adult coat ranges from cream to golden, with darker, often rust-coloured hairs on the flanks and chest, while females and juveniles are lighter. The coat changes with the season, white or cream in summer and dark golden or chestnut in winter. Males average 10.8 kg and females 9.5 kg (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in a small area of western Assam and the neighbouring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. It lives in high trees and eats fruits, leaves, seeds, buds and flowers, and the average group is eight animals, with several females to each adult male. A survey counted 6,000 golden langurs in India in 2008–09 and 7,396 in 2020–21, about 5,566 of them in the northern population and about 1,830 in the fragmented southern one. It was first brought to wide notice by the naturalist E. P. Gee in the 1950s (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Golden Langur eat?
- Fruits, leaves, seeds, buds and flowers
- What habitat does the Golden Langur live in?
- High trees
- Where is the Golden Langur found?
- Western Assam, India, and the foothills of the Black Mountains in Bhutan
- How big is the Golden Langur?
- Head and body 50–75cm; tail 70–100cm
- How much does the Golden Langur weigh?
- Males about 10.8kg; females about 9.5kg