Northern plains gray langur

Northern plains gray langur[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Haplorhini
Infraorder:Simiiformes
Family:Cercopithecidae
Genus:Semnopithecus
Species: S. entellus
Binomial name
Semnopithecus entellus
(Dufresne, 1797)
Northern plains gray langur range
(blue — native, red — introduced)

The northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in India on the lowlands north of the Godavari and Krishna rivers and south of the Ganges.[1] It is thought to be introduced to western Bangladesh by Hindu pilgrims on the bank of the Jalangi River.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

The southern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) was previously classified as a subspecies of S. entellus, i.e., S. entellus dussumieri.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 166. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
  2. 1 2 3 Mitra, S. & Molur, S. (2008). "Semnopithecus entellus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T39832A10274074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T39832A10274074.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Groves, C. P. & Chhangani, A. (2008). "Semnopithecus dussumieri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T39835A10274796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T39835A10274796.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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