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The red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus) is an arboreal and diurnal Old World monkey belonging to the Colobinae subfamily. They are endemic to Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. They are known for their bright colors and exhibit sexual dimorphism through their body size.
The red-shanked douc characteristically has bright maroon legs and reddish patches around the eyes. In contrast, the grey-shanked douc is less vibrant, with speckled grey legs and orange markings on the face. Both have dappled grey bodies, black hands and feet and white cheeks, although the cheek hairs of the red-shanked douc are much longer.
The red-shanked douc is a species of Old World monkey native to Indochina which lives in the forests of Vietnam, southern Laos and possibly northeastern Cambodia. It is threatened by residential and commercial development. [2]
Old World monkey genera include baboons (genus Papio), red colobus (genus Piliocolobus), and macaques (genus Macaca). Common names for other Old World monkeys include the talapoin, guenon, colobus, douc (douc langur, genus Pygathrix), vervet, gelada, mangabey (a group of genera), langur, mandrill, drill, surili , patas, and proboscis monkey.
Red-shanked douc langurs in Vietnam. Ivan Ivanek/Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Red-shanked douc langurs — critically endangered primates only found in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia — are ...
A striking pair of red-shanked douc langurs are seen mating in the forests of the Sơn Trà peninsula in Vietnam. Known for their bright red ‘stockings’, these primates are found only in ...
Red-shanked douc, Pygathrix nemaeus EN; Black-shanked douc, Pygathrix nigripes EN; Genus: Rhinopithecus. Tonkin snub-nosed langur, Rhinopithecus avunculus CR;
Endemic and near-endemic mammals include the red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus), gray-shanked douc (Pygathrix cinerea), black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes), yellow-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae), Truong Son muntjac (Muntiacus truongsonensis), Osgood's rat (Rattus osgoodi), and Mo's spiny rat (Maxomys moi).