Trachypithecus francoisi

(de Pousarges, 1898)

Vernacular names
English : François’s langur
French : Langur de François

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Primata
Family : Cercopithecidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Body length of 63 cm, tail length of 90 cm, weight of 7.9 kg. Most of its face is naked and entirely black. Pelage is glossy black with a long thin tail. Long upward-pointed crest on top of head. Narrow tract of elongated white hairs on cheeks.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South-east Asia and can be found in south-central China (in Chongquing, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces) and north Vietnam. Lives in evergreen limestone forests with steep outcrops, up to 600 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : ENDANGERED
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species has a very fragmented range because of habitat loss. It has also been heavily hunted for Chinese medicine. Now legally protected.
Ex-Situ Programs : SSP in America, EEP in Europe

Observation

 

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