Overview
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Deccan Hanuman Langur
Description
Habitat
Ecology: An arboreal
, diurnal
primate that is folivorous. Inhabits forest
fringe
, human settlements
, and tropical
dry deciduous forest (up to 800 m
altitude
). Occurs in mid to top canopy
.
List of Habitats
:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
14.4Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens
14.5Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Mammals
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Placentalia
()
- (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
- Grandorder:
Archonta
()
- (Gregory, 1910) Mckenna, 1975
- Order:
Primates
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Haplorrhini
()
- Pocock, 1918
- Infraorder:
Simiiformes
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Parvorder:
Catarrhini
()
- É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
- Superfamily:
Cercopithecoidea
()
- (Gray, 1821) Gregory & Hellman, 1923
- Family:
Cercopithecidae
()
- Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Colobinae
()
- Genus:
Semnopithecus
()
- Specific name:
entellus
- Subspecies:
anchises
- Scientific name: - Semnopithecus entellus anchises
- Subspecies:
anchises
- Specific name:
entellus
- Genus:
Semnopithecus
(
- Subfamily:
Colobinae
(
- Family:
Cercopithecidae
(
- Superfamily:
Cercopithecoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Catarrhini
(
- Infraorder:
Simiiformes
(
- Suborder:
Haplorrhini
(
- Order:
Primates
(
- Grandorder:
Archonta
(
- Superorder:
Preptotheria
(
- Magnorder:
Epitheria
(
- Cohort:
Placentalia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Semnopithecus
There are approximately 35 species in this genus:
S. albipes · S. auratus · S. comatus · S. cucullatus · S. dussumieri · S. entellus (Hanuman Langur) · S. entellus achates (Plains Langur) · S. entellus ajax (Dark-Eyed Himalayan Langur) · S. entellus anchises (Deccan Hanuman Langur) · S. entellus dussumieri (Dussumier's Malabar Langur) · S. entellus entellus (Bengal Hanuman Langur) · S. entellus hector (Gray Langur) · S. entellus hypoleucos (Dark-Legged Malabar Langur) · S. entellus priam (Madras Gray Langur) · S. entellus schistaceus (Central Himalayan Langur) · S. entellus thersites (Grey Langur) · S. femoralis · S. francoisi · S. frontatus · S. hosei · S. hypoleucos · S. johnii (Black Leaf Monkey) · S. jubatus · S. nestor · S. obscurus · S. pallipes · S. pileatus · S. potenziani · S. priam · S. pyrrhus · S. rubicundus · S. schistaceus · S. subhimalayanus · S. thomasi · S. vetulus
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Further Reading
- Brandon-Jones, D, Eudey, A.A., Geissmann, T., Melnick, D.J., Morales, J.C., Shekelle, M. and Stewart, C.B. 2002. A taxonomy of the Asian Primates. A working document from the Workshop "Primate Taxonomy for the New Millennium".
- Brandon-Jones, D., Eudey, A.A., Geissmann, T., Melnick, D.J., Morales, J.C., Shekelle, M. and Stewart, C.B. 2002. A taxonomy of the Asian Primates. A working document from the Workshop "Primate Taxonomy for the New Millennium".
- Central Zoo Authority (CZA) 2003. Inventory of Animals in Indian Zoos 200–2001. New Delhi, India.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Molur, S., Brandon-Jones, D., Dittus, W., Eudey, A., Kumar, A., Singh, M., Feeroz, M.M., Chalise, M., Priya, P. and Walker, S. 2003. Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2003. Zoo Outreach Organisation/CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, India.
- South Asian Zoo Association for Regional Cooperation (SAZARC) 2001. List of Primates in South Asian Zoos (compilation).
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 18, 2006.
- Participants of CBSG CAMP workshop: Status of South Asian Primates (March 2002) 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 112078
- IUCN ID: 39834
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1025922
