Red-shanked Douc Langur
Pygathrix nemaeus
Also known as: Red-shanked Douc · Dove Langur
Mammalia
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Stats
- Lifespan
- 20-25 yrs
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Frugivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Troop
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Southeast Asia
- Movement
- Climbing
- Breeding
- Live birth
- Defense
- Group defense
- Status
- Critically Endangered
About
Known as the 'costumed ape' for its vivid patchwork of maroon leggings, white forearms, and a blue-skinned face, this Southeast Asian leaf-eating monkey is one of the most colorful primates in the world. It is critically endangered, found only in fragmented forests of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
Life cycle
- 1.newbornA live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Pygathrix
- Species
- Pygathrix nemaeus