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The northern plains gray langur is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List, it is threatened by habitat loss. [2] The northern plains gray langur adapts to many habitats and the Hindu religion considers the northern plains gray langur to be sacred. [7] Hence it has large population within India, including within towns and cities. [7]
Langurs are considered sacred in the Hindu religion and are sometimes kept for religious purposes by Hindu priests and for roadside performances. However, some religious groups use langurs as food and medicine, and parts of gray langurs are sometimes kept as amulets for good luck.
Southern plains gray langur was the common name ascribed to Semnopithecus dussumieri by Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition) in 2005. [1] Along with several other Semnopithecus , it had been previously considered a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur , Semnopithecus entellus , i.e., Semnopithecus entellus dussumieri . [ 2 ]
The tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam), also known as Madras gray langur, and Coromandel sacred langur, is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. This, like other gray langurs, is mainly a leaf-eating monkey. It is found in southeast India and Sri Lanka. [1]
The Kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax) is an Old World monkey, one of the langur species. It is a leaf-eating monkey. [2]It has been reported from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in northwestern India but evidence indicates it only occurs in the Chamba Valley in Himachal Pradesh.
The black-footed gray langur was previously considered to be a subspecies of Semnopithecus entellus. Research done in 2003 by Brandon-Jones may indicate that it is a subspecies of Semnopithecus dussumieri. Some experts believe that the species may be a naturally occurring hybrid of Semnopithecus johnii and Semnopithecus dussumieri.
Miller's langur is a leaf monkey within the family Cercopithecidae and subfamily Colobinae. [2] It was formerly considered a subspecies of Hose's langur, Presbytis hosei (as Presbytis hosei canicrus). [3] [2] [4] [5] It was split from P. hosei on the basis of different morphology by primatologists Colin Groves and Christian Roos. [3] [6]
Tarai gray langur range The Tarai gray langur ( Semnopithecus hector ) is an Old World monkey , and was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur . The species is listed as near threatened , as there are probably not many more than 10,000 mature individuals, and it is experiencing a continuing decline.