Nilgiri langur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Nilgiri langur lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Semnopithecus johnii
Group	Monkeys
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the Nilgiri langur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Nilgiri langur in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata lists it as endemic to India.

India

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 Nilgiri langur endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Nilgiri langur?

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

About the Nilgiri langur

The Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii) is an Asian langur of the Old World monkey. It has glossy, black fur and an orangey-golden brown, hair-like mane on its head. Females have a white patch of fur on the inner thigh. It typically lives in troops of nine to ten individuals, with or without offspring, depending on seasonality. Its diet consists of fruits, shoots and leaves. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by habitat destruction and poaching for its body parts, thought to supposedly contain aphrodisiac properties.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nilgiri langur (revision 1356935418), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q103928246 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).