Wildlifeof India
Tufted Gray Langur
Monkeys, Gibbons & Lorises
Photo: William Stephens · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Semnopithecus priam
Basic stats
Diet
Mostly leaves, with twigs and fruit; also flowers and insects
Range
South-east India and Sri Lanka
Litter size
Single young, rarely twins
Gestation period
About six months
Size
Head and body 55–80cm; tail 75–90cm
Weight
Adults 11–20kg; males larger than females
The tufted grey langur is a large, lanky monkey with a black face, a tuft of light grey hair on a small head, and grey-brown body fur that is paler toward the middle. The long tail is held upright in an S-shaped loop. Head and body length is 55–80 cm, with a tail of 75–90 cm, and adults weigh 11–20 kg, males more than females. The Indian animals are somewhat larger than those of Sri Lanka (Wikipedia, general species account; New England Primate Conservancy).
The species is found in south-east India and Sri Lanka. It is mainly a leaf-eater, taking leaves, twigs and fruit, with flowers and insects as well, and groups typically have one adult male. A female usually bears a single young, or rarely twins, after about six months of gestation. Tigers, dhole, grey wolves, mugger crocodiles and Indian rock pythons occasionally take young and sub-adult langurs (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Tufted Gray Langur eat?
- Mostly leaves, with twigs and fruit; also flowers and insects
- Where is the Tufted Gray Langur found?
- South-east India and Sri Lanka
- What is the litter size of the Tufted Gray Langur?
- Single young, rarely twins
- How long is the gestation period of the Tufted Gray Langur?
- About six months
- How big is the Tufted Gray Langur?
- Head and body 55–80cm; tail 75–90cm
- How much does the Tufted Gray Langur weigh?
- Adults 11–20kg; males larger than females