Common name

Black-shanked douc

Species name

Pygathrix nigripes

ARKive fact

A member of the attractive colobid subfamily, the Endangered black-shanked douc has recently gained species status, having previously been a subspecies of the douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus). Douc is the Vietnamese word for monkey.

Conservation status

Endangered

Distribution

This Old World monkey species is found only in eastern Cambodia and southwestern Vietnam. Vietnam has been subject to rapid human population growth, and has now lost 80 percent of its historical forest cover. The Vietnamese government has a policy of relocating landless northerners to the central highlands, thereby subjecting the remaining forests to clearance and commercial logging.

Habitat

The black-shanked douc inhabits wooded habitats, including both primary and secondary monsoon forests and rainforests, from medium to high altitudes.

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