The Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii ) is a langur (a type of Old World monkey). This primate has glossy black fur on its body and golden brown fur on its head. It is similar in size and long-tailed like the gray langurs. Females have a white patch of fur on the inner thigh. It typically lives in troops of nine to ten monkeys. Its diet consists of fruits, shoots and leaves. The species is classified as vulnerable due to habitat destruction and poaching for its fur and flesh, the latter believed to have aphrodisiac properties.
The Nilgiri langur sare primatest that belong to an Old World monkey family. These animals have glossy black fur on their body and golden brown fur on their head. Females in this species have a white patch of fur on the inner thigh.
Nilgiri langur is a species inhabiting evergreen rain forests in the Western-Ghats of India. The species is threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation coupled with poaching.
Semnopithecus johnii
Semnopithecus
UP TO 29 YEARS
Nilgiri langurs are arboreal and diurnal creatures. They are social and typically live in troops of nine to ten monkeys. Each troop may inlude several males and several females, one male and several females, or one or more solitary males. Nilgiri langurs are territorial and social status is very important especially for for males. The dominant female shows dominance mainly by choosing preferred feeding and sleeping sites.The dominant female shows dominance mainly by choosing preferred feeding and sleeping sites.
Cercopithecidae
9-15KG
The Nilgiri langur (Trachypithecus johnii) is a lutung (a type of Old World monkey) found in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats in South India. Its range also includes Kodagu in Karnataka, Kodayar Hills in Tamil Nadu, and many other hilly areas in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Nilgiri langurs are herbivores (folivores, frugivores). They eat mainly leaves, flowers, buds and seeds. These langurs may also feed on bark, stems, insects, and earth.They are known to consume both young and mature leaves from a variety of plant species, though they have a preference for younger leaves—especially from the teak tree.
