Langur (hanuman) slender,
long-tailed monkeys of the order Primates. Bangladesh has the following
three species:
Common/Grey
Langur, Semnopithecus entellus (=Presbytis entellus),
(Hanuman/Mukhpura Hanuman), found in some isolated pockets of the
suburbs and rural areas of the greater Kushtia and Jessore (Keshabpur)
districts. Pale-orange body has slightly lighter under parts; tail
is usually carried over the body by curling when on land. Adults
have hair behind the brows radiating from the frontal whorl. Head
and body length 51-108 cm; tail 72-109 cm; males weighing 9-2l kg
and females 8-18 kg. Group size varies from 8-25. A critically endangered
species in the country with a population size of less than 200.
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Capped Langur T. pileatus |
Phayre's Leaf Monkey, Trachypithecus phayrei (=P.
phayrei), (Kalo/Chasmapora Hanuman/ Kala Lengur) lives in the forests
along bamboo thickets of Sylhet, Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and
Cox's Bazar. Back and tail are grey-black/dark-brown; underparts whitish-grey.
There is a white patch around eyes and mouth. Length: males 50-55 cm,
females 45-53cm; tail 65-86 cm; males weigh 7-9 kg, females 5-7 kg; group
size varies from 3-24.
Capped Langur, T. pileatus (=P. pileata),
(Lal/Mukhpura Hanuman/Lal Lengur), lives in the forests of Chittagong,
Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox's Bazar (including Moheshkhali island), Dhaka,
Mymensingh-Tangail, Jamalpur and Sylhet. A cap or erect, long, coarse
black hair directed backwards from forehead gives the monkey its name
- Capped Langur. Back grey to dark-grey, underparts and beard brownish-yellow
to orange-red; distal half to tip of the tail is gradually darker. Length:
males 68-70 cm, females 59-67 cm; tail: male 94-104 cm, female 78-90 cm;
males weigh 11-14 kg and females 9-11 kg. Group size varies from 3-15.
[M Farid Ahsan]
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