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Phayre's Langur

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Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY (May be cropped or resized)

Trachypithecus phayrei

Basic stats

Habitat

Tropical, deciduous and evergreen forest; roosts in large-canopied trees 6–15m tall

Range

North-east India, eastern Bangladesh and western Myanmar

Gestation period

About 205 days

Size

Head and body 49.5–58cm; tail about 70–75cm

Weight

Males about 7.9kg; females about 6.9kg

Phayre's langur, or Phayre's leaf monkey, has deep bluish-brown fur with white around the mouth, belly and eyes. The broad white rings round the eyes look like spectacles, which gives it the Bengali name chasma bandor, spectacled monkey. Infants have a straw-coloured natal coat. The tail is usually longer than the body, averaging about 70–75 cm, and average weight is about 7.9 kg for males and 6.9 kg for females (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found in tropical, deciduous and evergreen forests of north-east India, eastern Bangladesh and western Myanmar. In India the roosting trees it favours are 6–15 m tall with a broad canopy, such as Ficus hispida and Triadica sebifera in Mizoram. Groups usually hold several males and females with a dominant male, though all-male, one-male and one-female groups are also seen. Gestation is about 205 days on average. It has teeth and jaw muscles adapted to eating seeds (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Phayre's Langur live in?
Tropical, deciduous and evergreen forest; roosts in large-canopied trees 6–15m tall
Where is the Phayre's Langur found?
North-east India, eastern Bangladesh and western Myanmar
How long is the gestation period of the Phayre's Langur?
About 205 days
How big is the Phayre's Langur?
Head and body 49.5–58cm; tail about 70–75cm
How much does the Phayre's Langur weigh?
Males about 7.9kg; females about 6.9kg
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