Wildlifeof India
Nepal Sacred Langur
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Semnopithecus schistaceus
Basic stats
Diet
Leaves
Habitat
Forest at 1,500–4,000m
Range
Himalaya in Nepal, north India, north Pakistan, Bhutan and south-west Tibet
Weight
Heaviest langur on record, a male, 26.5kg
The Nepal gray langur is a gray langur endemic to the Himalaya, found in Nepal, far south-western Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It lives in forests at 1,500–4,000 m. The heaviest langur ever recorded, at 26.5 kg, was a male of this species (Wikipedia, general species account).
In India its easternmost limit is Buxa Tiger Reserve in northern West Bengal, at least as far as the Rydak river. It is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. The cached account is very short and gives nothing more on its behaviour or breeding (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Nepal Sacred Langur eat?
- Leaves
- What habitat does the Nepal Sacred Langur live in?
- Forest at 1,500–4,000m
- Where is the Nepal Sacred Langur found?
- Himalaya in Nepal, north India, north Pakistan, Bhutan and south-west Tibet
- How much does the Nepal Sacred Langur weigh?
- Heaviest langur on record, a male, 26.5kg