(Trachypithecus geei)
The golden langur is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western Assam, India and in the foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered primates species of India.
Conservation status: Endangered
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primate
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Subfamily: Colobinae
Genus: Trachypithecus
Species: geei
The coat of adult golden langur changes from cream to golden during monsoon. The golden langur has a black face and a very long tail measuring up to 50 cm (19 in) in length.
Their diet is herbivorous, consisting of ripe and unripe fruits, mature and young leaves, seeds, buds and flowers.
In generally, they lives in troops of around 8 individuals.
The golden langur is endangered with the population trend as decreasing. Their population in India is about 1500 individuals and 2439 individuals in Bhutan as of 2019.
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