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Germain's Langur

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Photo: Long Vu · CC BY 4.0

Trachypithecus germaini

Basic stats

Diet

Leaves, shoots and fruit; also mushrooms and soil

Habitat

Evergreen, semi-evergreen, riverine, mixed deciduous and gallery forest, mostly in the lowlands

Range

Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

Germain's langur is an Old World monkey native to Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, previously included in two other langur species. It has black hands, feet and upper body fading to paler grey on the underparts, a long grey tail and white hairs on its round face; the young have bright orange fur (Wikipedia, general species account).

The limits of its distribution are not well known. Populations in Vietnam are severely reduced, with few sightings in the last 50 years, while in Cambodia it is widespread, with a stable population of 1,487 reported in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, and in Thailand it is common. It is folivorous, eating leaves, shoots and fruit and also mushrooms and soil, and is often found in troops of 10 to 50.

Quick answers

What does the Germain's Langur eat?
Leaves, shoots and fruit; also mushrooms and soil
What habitat does the Germain's Langur live in?
Evergreen, semi-evergreen, riverine, mixed deciduous and gallery forest, mostly in the lowlands
Where is the Germain's Langur found?
Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
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