Wildlifeof Nepal
Nepal Grey Langur
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Semnopithecus schistaceus
Basic stats
Diet
Leaves
Habitat
Forest at 1,500–4,000m; both terrestrial and arboreal
Range
Himalayas of Nepal, south-western Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan and Bhutan
Weight
Heaviest recorded male 26.5kg
The Nepal gray langur is a gray langur found in the Himalayas of Nepal, far south-western Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan and Bhutan, and possibly Afghanistan. It lives in forest at 1,500 to 4,000m. Its easternmost limit in India is Buxa Tiger Reserve in northern West Bengal. The heaviest langur ever recorded was a male of this species, at 26.5kg (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. The sources opened here give only a brief account of the species, with no detail on group size or breeding, so those are omitted rather than borrowed from other gray langurs. Nationally Least Concern (Nepal National Red List 2011).
Quick answers
- What does the Nepal Grey Langur eat?
- Leaves
- What habitat does the Nepal Grey Langur live in?
- Forest at 1,500–4,000m; both terrestrial and arboreal
- Where is the Nepal Grey Langur found?
- Himalayas of Nepal, south-western Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan and Bhutan
- How much does the Nepal Grey Langur weigh?
- Heaviest recorded male 26.5kg