Germain's Langur Characteristics | Trachypithecus Germaini Facts

Kingdom	Order	Family	Genus	Species
Animalia	Primates	Cercopithecidae	Trachypithecus	Trachypithecus germaini

Germain’s Langur Distribution

Germain’s Langur Characteristics

Germain’s langur^[1] is a lutung species endemic to Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Burma.

The species has several common names, including Germain’s silver langur, Indochinese Lutung, Indochinese Silvered Langur, and Indochinese leaf monkey.
Germain’s langur has black coloring on the hands, feet, and torso, fading to a lighter gray on the underside.
They have long gray tails and white hair on their round faces.
Germain’s Langur infants have bright orange fur.

Germain’s Langur Facts

Germain’s langur is a terrestrial tree-dwelling species occasionally found in lowlands. They prefer evergreen and semi-evergreen, riparian, gallery, and deciduous forests.
Their herbivorous diet dictates a dormant period during which they can go through the process of rumination.
Trachypithecus germaini, as well as other Asian colobines, are non-social primates. They have less affinity for social behavior than eating and resting, which make up most of their day.
This species is sometimes found in groups of 10-50 individuals in close social proximity.
Predominant threats to these langurs include hunting, the exotic pet trade, and habitat loss because of agricultural expansion.

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