Common name

Capped langur

Species name

Trachypithecus pileatus

ARKive fact

An infant capped langur spends the first two months of its life with either its own mother or with another female in the group, known as an allomother.

Conservation status

Endangered

Distribution

Found in the Indian subcontinent, the four subspecies of capped langur are spread across this area. Trachypithecus pileatus pileatus is found in Myanmar and India; T. p. durga in Bangladesh and in the northern ranges of T. p. pileatus' Indian range; T. p. brahma in the Dafla Hills north of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India; and T. p. tenebricus in India and Bhutan.

Habitat

The dense and highly productive hill forests of this region are home to the capped langur, which inhabits ecosystems including tropical dry deciduous, subtropical, broad-leaf and evergreen forests, providing there are many streams. It may also be seen in bamboo forest and teak, gamari, simul and sal plantations.

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