GOLDEN LANGUR
Common Name: Golden langur
Scientific Name: Trachypithecus geei
Family: Cercopithecidae
Group: Mammalia
Historic Range: India (Assam), Bhutan
Current Status: Endangered
Date First Listed: June 14,1976
Lead Region: Office of Scientific Authority
Current Range of Species or Population: India (Assam),Bhutan
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MORPHOLOGY:
This species has a sacculated stomach to assist in the breakdown of cellulose. The golden langur has enlarged salivary glands to assist it in breaking down food. The body mass for both males and females can be up to 8.5 kilograms. The pelage color ranges from golden to creamy white and changes to a chestnut color depending upon the season. The newborn pelage is an apricot color.
RANGE:
The golden langur is found in the countries of Bhutan and India. This species lives in evergreen and deciduous tropical forests.
ECOLOGY:
The golden langur is a folivorous species, but this species also consumes fruits and seeds. The average group size ranges from 6 to 16.7 individuals. This is a diurnal and an arboreal species.
LOCOMOTION:The golden langur moves through the forest quadrupedally (Fleagle, 1988).
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR:
VOCAL COMMUNICATION:
loud call: This is emitted by males and is used to demarcate the group's territory.
TACTILE COMMUNICATION:
social grooming: This is when one individual grooms another and is used to reinforce the bonds between individuals.
REPRODUCTION:The golden langur gives birth to a single offspring. |
