Capped langur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Capped langur Trachypithecus pileatus Vulnerable

Where the capped langur lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 97 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See monkeys on the world map

Scientific name	Trachypithecus pileatus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the capped langur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the capped langur in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the capped langur endangered?

The capped langur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the capped langur?

The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Trachypithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the capped langur

The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a primate species in the family Cercopithecidae native to subtropical and tropical dry forests in northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is arboreal and feeds on 43 plant species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Capped langur (revision 1356935827), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q205700 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).