Wildlifeof Bhutan
Capped Langur
Monkeys, Gibbons, Lorises & Colugo
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Trachypithecus pileatus
Basic stats
Diet
Leaves, flowers and fruit from at least 43 plant species
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest; arboreal
Range
North-east India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar
The capped langur is a tree-living monkey that occurs in north-east India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, in subtropical and tropical dry forest. It feeds on 43 plant species (Wikipedia, general species account).
Capped langurs observed in Arunachal Pradesh spent nearly 40% of the daytime feeding on leaves, flowers and fruits. Leaves made up nearly 60% of the diet. In Bhutan it has hybridised with the golden langur. The short source opened gives no size or breeding detail, so none is stated.
Quick answers
- What does the Capped Langur eat?
- Leaves, flowers and fruit from at least 43 plant species
- What habitat does the Capped Langur live in?
- Subtropical and tropical dry forest; arboreal
- Where is the Capped Langur found?
- North-east India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar