Wildlifeof India
Nilgiri Langur
Monkeys, Gibbons & Lorises
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Semnopithecus johnii
Basic stats
Diet
Fruits, shoots and leaves
Habitat
Nilgiri Hills, at about 300–2,000m
Range
Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Gestation period
Assumed about 200 days
Size
Head and body: males 78–80cm, females 58–60cm; tail 68.5–96.5cm
Weight
Males 9.1–14.8kg; females 10.9–12kg
The Nilgiri langur has glossy black fur and an orangey golden-brown mane on the head that looks like hair. Females have a white patch of fur on the inner thigh. Adult males are 78–80 cm in head and body length and females 58–60 cm, with a tail of 68.5–96.5 cm. Males weigh 9.1–14.8 kg (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is native to the Nilgiri Hills of southern India, at about 300–2,000 m in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It has been sighted in Bandipur, Mudumalai, Mukurthi, Eravikulam, Anamalai, Periyar and Silent Valley, among other protected areas. It typically lives in troops of nine or ten animals, with or without offspring depending on the season, and eats fruits, shoots and leaves. The gestation period is not precisely known but is assumed to be about 200 days (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Nilgiri Langur eat?
- Fruits, shoots and leaves
- What habitat does the Nilgiri Langur live in?
- Nilgiri Hills, at about 300–2,000m
- Where is the Nilgiri Langur found?
- Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- How long is the gestation period of the Nilgiri Langur?
- Assumed about 200 days
- How big is the Nilgiri Langur?
- Head and body: males 78–80cm, females 58–60cm; tail 68.5–96.5cm
- How much does the Nilgiri Langur weigh?
- Males 9.1–14.8kg; females 10.9–12kg