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Capped langur

Trachypithecus pileatus (Blyth, 1843)

VUVulnerableprimates

The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 9.94 kg to 12.8 kg and live up to 25.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus)
Photo: Faisal Akram from Dhaka, Bangladesh · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the capped langur

Weight
9.94 kg – 12.8 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
25.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
25.2 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the capped langur live?

Not recorded

What is the capped langur?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a primate species in the family Cercopithecidae native to subtropical and tropical dry forests in northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is arboreal and feeds on 43 plant species.

From the Wikipedia article “Capped langur” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capped_langur&oldid=1356935827), 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 capped langur endangered?

The capped langur is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the capped langur classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusTrachypithecus
  7. SpeciesTrachypithecus pileatus (Blyth, 1843)

Synonyms Pithecus pileatus, Presbytis pileata, Presbytis pileatus tenebricus, Semnopithecus pileatus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Blond-bellied langurEnglish
  • Bonneted langurEnglish
  • Bonneted langurEnglish
  • Buff-bellied langurEnglish
  • Capped leaf monkeyEnglish
  • Capped leaf monkeyEnglish
  • Capped leaf-monkeyEnglish
  • Capped lutungEnglish
  • Capped monkeyEnglish
  • Capped monkeyEnglish
  • Orange-bellied capped leaf monkeyEnglish
  • Orange-bellied langurEnglish
  • Tenebrous capped langurEnglish
  • Tenebrous capped leaf monkeyEnglish
  • لنغور أشقر البطنArabic
  • hulman chocholatýCzech
  • KappenlangurGerman
  • Μανδυοφόρο ΛανγκούρGreek
  • Langur De CapaSpanish
  • Langur CapuchinoSpanish
  • lakkilanguriFinnish
  • LangurFrench
  • Entelle PileuseFrench
  • Entelle PileuxFrench
  • Langur À CapuchonFrench
  • Semnopithèque à bonnetFrench
  • Presbite dal ciuffoItalian
  • ボウシラングールJapanese
  • 도가머리랑구르Korean
  • LuelangurNorwegian Bokmål
  • KuiflangoerDutch
  • lutung czapeczkowyPolish
  • Хохлатый тонкотелRussian
  • 戴帽葉猴Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the capped langur

Other species in the same genus Trachypithecus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the capped langur?

An adult capped langur weighs 9.94 kg – 12.8 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the capped langur endangered?

The capped langur is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the capped langur live?

The capped langur has a recorded lifespan of 25.1 years.

What kind of animal is the capped langur?

The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/capped-langur

MLA

“Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/capped-langur.

BibTeX
@misc{capped_langur_2026,
  title = {Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/capped-langur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}