Phayre's Leaf Monkey
Trachypithecus phayrei
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 102
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇳 India
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), also known as Phayre's langur, is a species of Old World monkey native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, namely India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Populations from further east are now thought to belong to other species. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by hunting and loss of habitat. The species epithet commemorates Arthur Purves Phayre.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Phayre's leaf monkey”.