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The total population was estimated at 550 to 700 individuals in 2004. [4] In 2016, Dr. Benjamin Rawson , Country Director of Fauna & Flora International 's Vietnam Programme, announced a discovery of an additional population including more than 500 individuals found in Central Vietnam, bringing the total population up to approximately 1000 ...
A type of leaf-eating langur that has an unusually long and bushy tail with white hips. It is also one of the most endangered primates in the world. Only about 300 Delacour's langurs are alive today, and experts fear they could be completely extinct if the current rate of decline continues.
The Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), also known as the golden-headed langur, is a critically endangered species of langur endemic to Cát Bà Island, Vietnam. It is among the rarest primates in the world, and possibly the rarest primate in Asia, with population size estimated at less than 70 individuals.
Delacour's langur is somewhat larger than its two closest relatives, François' langur and the Laotian langur, but in other respects has a similar appearance.Adults measure from 57 to 62 cm (22 to 24 in) in head-body length, with a tail 82 to 88 mm (3.2 to 3.5 in) long.
In 2000, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species classified the red-shanked douc langur as endangered. [20] In 2020, the IUCN updated their classification of the species to critically endangered, due to the population’s continual decline. It was also listed in the Vietnam Red Book in 2007.
The list includes information on 157,000 species, about 7,000 more than last year's update. The IUCN said just over 44,000 species are threatened with extinction. That's roughly 2,000 more than ...
There are more endangered species living on acres managed by the U.S. Department of Defense than there are in the nation’s national parks. Meet the Military Personnel Who Support and Defend ...
This is a list of the mammal species of Vietnam. There are at least 290 mammal species in the country. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List: