Phayre's leaf monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Phayre's leaf monkey lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Phayre's leaf monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Phayre's leaf monkey 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 Phayre's leaf monkey endangered?

The Phayre's leaf monkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Phayre's leaf monkey?

The Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Trachypithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Phayre's leaf monkey

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Phayre's leaf monkey (revision 1377211115), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q692268 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).