Tarai gray langur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Tarai gray langur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tarai gray langur in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Nepal

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 Tarai gray langur endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Tarai gray langur?

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

About the Tarai gray langur

The Tarai gray langur (Semnopithecus hector) is an Old World monkey, and was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur. The species is listed as near threatened, as there are probably not many more than 10,000 mature individuals, and it is experiencing a continuing decline.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tarai gray langur (revision 1322458391), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1206256 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).