White-headed Langur

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White-headed Langur[1]
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)

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

There are two subspecies of this lutung:[1]

  • Trachypithecus poliocephalus poliocephalus
  • Trachypithecus poliocephalus leucocephalus

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, {{{pages}}}. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ 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.