White-headed Langur

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White-headed Langur
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Trachypithecus
Species group: T. francoisi
Species: T. poliocephalus
Binomial name
Trachypithecus poliocephalus
(Trouessart, 1911)
Subspecies
  • T. p. poliocephalus
  • T. p. leucocephalus

The White-headed Langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) is a langur endemic to Cat Ba Island, Vietnam. It is among the rarest primates of the world. There are 2 subspecies.

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Eudey, A. & Members of the Primate Specialist Group (2000). Trachypithecus poliocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.