Nepal gray langur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Nepal gray langur lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Semnopithecus schistaceus
Group	Monkeys
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the Nepal gray langur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Nepal gray langur in 3 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 Nepal gray langur endangered?

The Nepal gray langur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Nepal gray langur?

The Nepal gray langur (Semnopithecus schistaceus) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Semnopithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Nepal gray langur

The Nepal gray langur (Semnopithecus schistaceus) is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres (4,900 to 13,100 ft). Its easternmost limit in India is Buxa Tiger Reserve in northern West Bengal, at least up to the Rydak river.

The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. At 26.5 kilograms (58 lb), the heaviest langur ever recorded was a male Nepal gray langur.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nepal gray langur (revision 1356935206), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q509143 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).