Popa Langur

• Common Name: Popa langur
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 2020
• Monkey Size: 44.7 to 60 cm (17.6 to 23.6 in)
• Skin Color(s): Dark-brown or grey-brown
• Habitat: Rainforest
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: Myanmar

Popa langur^[1] (Trachypithecus popa) is a primate species in the Cercopithecidae family. It occurs exclusively in Myanmar.

• The popa langur differs from other known species in the color of its fur, the length of its tail, and the dimensions of its skull.
• It’s a beautiful furry gray monkey with bright white markings around its eyes like spectacles. The popa langur has a dark brown or tan back, white belly, and black hands and feet.
• It has prominent white rings around the eyes and the snout. Like other langur monkeys, popa langurs have slender bodies with long tails.
• They weigh about 8 kilograms (18 pounds). A close relative of the popa langur is the Phayre’s langur (Trachypithecus phayrei). Still, there are some morphological differences between the two.

• The species is named after Mount Popa, where a population of 100 monkeys lives.
• They move mostly quadrupedally on the ground and in trees, preferring to run rather than walk.
• Popa langurs live in groups of multiple males and females, although there are also groups of single males.
• They spend the nights in dormant trees that rise an average of 40 feet (12 m) above the ground; Popa langurs usually choose the higher branches to roost.
• It is critically endangered, with 200-250 individuals remaining in the wild.