Black-shanked Douc Langur
Pygathrix nigripes
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 314
- Most observed in
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Conservation
- Critically Endangered
Description
The black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is an endangered species of douc found mostly in the forests of Eastern Cambodia, with some smaller populations in Southern Vietnam. The region they are mostly found in is called the Annamite Range, a mountainous area that passes through Cambodia and Vietnam. Its habitat is mostly characterized by evergreen forest in the mountains, in the middle to upper canopy.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black-shanked douc”.