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Black-footed gray langur

Semnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth, 1841

LCLeast Concernprimates

The black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 10 kg to 15.9 kg and live up to 27 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos)
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Quick facts about the black-footed gray langur

Weight
10 kg – 15.9 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
27 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
29.3 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
192 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.02src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
3.39 years – 5.16 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
0.7src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Scansorialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-footed gray langur live?

Not recorded

What is the black-footed gray langur?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. Found in southern India, this, like other gray langurs, is a leaf-eating monkey.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-footed gray langur” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-footed_gray_langur&oldid=1358416293), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-footed gray langur endangered?

The black-footed gray langur is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-footed gray langur classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusSemnopithecus
  7. SpeciesSemnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth, 1841

Synonyms Pithecus entellus aeneas, Pithecus entellus elissa, Semnopithecus aeneas, Semnopithecus dussumieri, Semnopithecus dussumieri, Semnopithecus entellus hypoleucos

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Dark-legged Malabar langurEnglish
  • Dark-legged Malabar langurEnglish
  • Malabar gray langurEnglish
  • Malabar grey langurEnglish
  • Malabar sacred langurEnglish
  • Malabar sacred langurEnglish
  • Southern plains gray langurEnglish
  • Southern plains grey langurEnglish
  • لنغور رمادي ذو القدم السوداءArabic
  • Schwarzfüßiger HanumanGerman
  • Schwarzfüßiger Hanuman-LangurGerman
  • Schwarzfüßiger HanumanlangurGerman
  • Μαυροπόδαρο ΛανγκούρGreek
  • langur gris de pies negrosSpanish
  • Semnopithecus hypoleucosBasque
  • Entelle aux pieds noirsFrench
  • Entello dai piedi neriItalian
  • クロアシラングールJapanese
  • Tamsiapėdis pilkasis langūrasLithuanian
  • MalabarlangurNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZwartvoethoelmanDutch
  • hulman czarnołapyPolish
  • Langur-Cinzento-de-Mãos-NegrasPortuguese
  • Малабарский гульманRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black-footed gray langur

Other species in the same genus Semnopithecus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-footed gray langur?

An adult black-footed gray langur weighs 10 kg – 15.9 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-footed gray langur endangered?

The black-footed gray langur is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the black-footed gray langur live?

The black-footed gray langur has a recorded lifespan of 27 years.

How long is the black-footed gray langur pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 192 days.

What kind of animal is the black-footed gray langur?

The black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-footed-gray-langur

MLA

“Black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-footed-gray-langur.

BibTeX
@misc{black_footed_gray_langur_2026,
  title = {Black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-footed-gray-langur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}