Phayre's leaf monkey
The Phayre's leaf langur (Trachypithecus phayrei), also known as Phayre's monkey, is a species of Lutung native to Southeast Asia including Northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China. It spends most of life in trees and feeds on leaves of many tree species.
| Phayre's leaf monkey | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Trachypithecus |
| Species: | T. phayrei
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachypithecus phayrei | |
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| Phayre's leaf monkey range | |
Phayre's Leaf Monkey Media
The Phayre's leaf Monkey resting in bamboo plants in Lawachara National Park
References
- ↑ Bleisch, B.. 'Trachypithecus phayrei'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 (2020)IUCN. p. e.T22040A17960739. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ Groves, Colin. Mammal Species of the World (16 November 2005)Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
