The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a primate species in the family Cercopithecidae native to subtropical and tropical dry forests in northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus pileatus) occurs in northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar. Their population is widely distributed across their country’s highland mountains at an elevation range of up to 9,842 feet (3,000 meters). Buff-bellied capped langurs occur in northeastern India.

The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus ) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat …

The Capped Langur is a forest-dwelling primate native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Myanmar. Their name is inspired by the dark patch of fur that sits atop their head, resembling …

The capped langur is a type of monkey in the Cercopithecidae family. These langurs can vary in appearance. This Asian primate gets its name from the thick hairs on the top of the head, typically gray or black.

Capped langurs range widely from floodplains to near the winter snowline, and geographic variations reveal minor physical changes, often seasonal, in the colour of their pelage.

Here, I report on hitherto unrecorded differences in facial hair patterns, (especially the cap) that differentiate the three subspecies. The langurs south of the Brahmaputra (pileatus) have shorter whiskers, and a distinct, conspicuous “army-cut hairstyle”-like cap, well separated from the ears.

Jan 15, 2025 · Recent surges in illegal wildlife trafficking have cast a perilous shadow over the Capped Langurs' survival, threatening to decimate its already dwindling and disjointed populations at an alarming rate.

Trachypithecus pileatus (Capped Langur, Bonneted Langur) occurs in northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, northeast India, Bhutan and southwest China at elevations of up to 3000 metres. …

Capped Langur has 4 subspecies recognized viz. T. p. pileatus, T. p. durga, T. p. brahma, T. p. tenebricus. This species is distributed in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and India. In India, it can be found in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Assam, and Manipur. It is largely an arboreal species that inhabits tropical and semitropical dry forests.