Phayre's leaf monkey
The Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), also known as Phayre's langur, is a species of lutung native to Southeast Asia including India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by hunting and loss of habitat.[1] The species epithet commemorates Arthur Purves Phayre.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Trachypithecus |
| Species: | T. phayrei |
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| Trachypithecus phayrei | |
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| Phayre's leaf monkey range | |
It is mostly arboreal and feeds on leaves of many tree species. In Tripura, India, it mainly feeds on leaves of Albizia procera, Albizzia lebbek and A. stipulata, Melocanna bambusoides, Macaranga denticulata, Callicarpa arborea, Dillenia pentagyna, Litsea sp., Mikania scandens, Gmelina arborea, Artocarpus chaplasha, Syzygium fruticosum, Ficus racemosa, Ficus hispida, Ficus indica, and F. fistulosa.[3]
The three accepted subspecies of this lutung are:[2]
- T. p. crepusculus
- T. p. phayrei
- T. p. shanicus
References
- Bleisch, B.; Brockelman, W.; Timmins, R. J.; Nadler, T.; Thun, S.; Das, J. & Yongcheng, L. (2008). "Trachypithecus phayrei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T22040A9349717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T22040A9349717.en. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Gupta, A. K. (2005). "Dietary differences between two groups of Phayre's Langur Trachypithecus phayrei in Tripura, India: Responses to food abundance and human disturbance". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 102 (1): 3–9.