Purple-faced Langur
Semnopithecus vetulus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
Le Semnopithèque blanchâtre (Trachypithecus vetulus) est un primate de la famille des Cercopithecidae. Ce semnopithèque est endémique du Sri Lanka. La dégradation de l'habitat naturel de ce singe a provoqué la disparition de plus de 50 % des membres de l'espèce, faisant du Semnopithèque blanchâtre une espèce déclarée menacée par l'UICN.
The purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus), also known as the purple-faced leaf monkey, is a species of Old World monkey that is endemic to Sri Lanka. The animal is a long-tailed arboreal species, identified by a mostly brown appearance, dark face (with paler lower face) and a very shy nature. The species was once highly prevalent, found in suburban Colombo and the "wet zone" villages (areas with high temperatures and high humidity throughout the year, whilst rain deluges occur during the monsoon seasons), but rapid urbanization has led to a significant decrease in the population level of…
El langur de cara púrpura (Semnopithecus vetulus) es una especie de primate catarrino de la familia Cercopithecidae endémico en Sri Lanka. Desde 2012 el nombre científico Trachypithecus vetulus es sinónimo de Semnopithecus vetulus. Distribución Se reconocen cuatro subespecies del langur de cara púrpura que se distribuyen en el territorio de Sri Lanka de la siguiente manera: Semnopithecus vetulus vetulus: se le encuentra en la selva del sudeste de la isla, desde el sur del Kalu Ganga hasta el Puente de Adam.
Distribution
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