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Capped langur

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Capped langur

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Also known as Trachypithecus pileatus

species of mammal

Species

Vulnerable

Maximum longevity: 25.2 years (captivity) Observations: One specimen lived 25.2 years in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005). Still, not much is known about these animals and maximum longevity could be underestimated.

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a primate species in the family Cercopithecidae native to subtropical and tropical dry forests in northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is arboreal and feeds on 43 plant species.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Capped langur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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