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Douc langur, red-shanked douc langur
Pygathrix nemaeus

These langurs live in the forests of Asia, but are at risk of becoming extinct.

Subspecies
None.

Life span
30 years.

Statistics
Head and body length: Female: 59cm, Male: 58cm. Tail length: Female: 58cm, Male: 68cm. Weight: Female: 8.2kg, Male: 10.9kg.

Physical description
Douc langurs have a grey back and grey under-parts, with black hands, feet, brow, upper legs and shoulders. The cheeks and throat are white, and the knees and lower legs are orange/red. The face is red/brown with a white muzzle.

Distribution
They inhabit Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia and China.

Habitat
Douc langurs inhabit primary and secondary tropical rain forest.

Diet
They feed on leaves, flowers, buds, seeds and fruit.

Behaviour
Douc langurs live in multimale-multifemale groups with two females to one male, and males being dominant to females. They are diurnal and arboreal and move quadrupedally.

Reproduction
Females have a gestation period of 165-190 days.

Conservation status
The IUCN classify the douc langur as Endangered.





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