Dwindling Population of Capped Langurs -Dr. Arvind Singh Capped langur is a species of Primate found in Indian sub-continent (India, ...
Dwindling Population of Capped Langurs
-Dr. Arvind Singh
Capped langur is a species of Primate found in Indian sub-continent (India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar). The scientific name of Capped langur is Trachypithecus pileatus and it belongs to Cercopithecidae family. This species of langur is most common in North-eastern India. Though sympatric with Hoolock gibbons in South Asia, it is not heavily affected by the impacts of habitat loss and is more adaptive, breeds more rapidly, and can move across fragments easily.
Nevertheless, Capped langur is a threatened species. It is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ in the Red List of Threatened Species of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Vulnerable species is defined as “the species which is likely to move into the endangered category in the near future if the causal factors continue to operate”. The species facing the threat of extinction is known as endangered species.
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