Wildlifeof Bhutan
Golden Langur
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Trachypithecus geei
Basic stats
Diet
Fruits, leaves, seeds, buds and flowers
Habitat
High trees
Range
Western Assam (India) and the foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan
Size
Head and body 50–75cm; tail 70–100cm
Weight
Males about 10.8kg; females about 9.5kg
Gee's golden langur has a cream to golden coat, with darker, often rust-coloured hairs on the flanks and chest, a black face and a large whorl of hair on the crown. Females and juveniles are lighter, silvery white to light buff. The coat changes seasonally, from white or cream in summer to dark golden or chestnut in winter. The tail is 70 to 100cm long. It has long been considered sacred by many Himalayan people (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in a small region of western Assam and the neighbouring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. One subspecies, bhutanensis, lives in the north of the range in Bhutan, and the other in southern Bhutan and Assam, separated by a fault called the Main Frontal Thrust. A 2020–21 survey counted 5,566 langurs in the northern population and about 1,830 in the southern. In Bhutan it has hybridised with the capped langur.
Quick answers
- What does the Golden Langur eat?
- Fruits, leaves, seeds, buds and flowers
- What habitat does the Golden Langur live in?
- High trees
- Where is the Golden Langur found?
- Western Assam (India) and the foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan
- How big is the Golden Langur?
- Head and body 50–75cm; tail 70–100cm
- How much does the Golden Langur weigh?
- Males about 10.8kg; females about 9.5kg