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Kashmir gray langur

Semnopithecus ajax (Pocock, 1928)

ENEndangeredprimates

The kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 10.2 kg to 15.9 kg and live up to 27 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

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Quick facts about the kashmir gray langur

Weight
10.2 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
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the kashmir gray langur live?

Not recorded

What is the kashmir gray langur?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax) is an Old World monkey, one of the langur species. It is a leaf-eating monkey.

It has been reported from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in northwestern India but evidence indicates it only occurs in the Chamba Valley in Himachal Pradesh. Because of its restricted range, fragmented population and threats from human agriculture and development activities it is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List.

In Pakistan it occurs in Machiara National Park.

It was formerly considered a subspecies of Semnopithecus entellus and is one of several Semnopithecus species named after characters from The Iliad, along with Semnopithecus hector and Semnopithecus priam.

From the Wikipedia article “Kashmir gray langur” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kashmir_gray_langur&oldid=1359617495), 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 kashmir gray langur endangered?

The kashmir gray langur is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the kashmir gray langur classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusSemnopithecus
  7. SpeciesSemnopithecus ajax (Pocock, 1928)

Synonyms Pithecuas entellus ajax, Pithecus entellus ajax, Semnopithecus entellus ajax

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Chamba sacred langurEnglish
  • Chamba sacred langurEnglish
  • Dark-eyed Himalayan langurEnglish
  • Dark-eyed Himalayan langurEnglish
  • Himalayan gray langurEnglish
  • Himalayan gray langurEnglish
  • Himalayan grey langurEnglish
  • Himalayan grey langurEnglish
  • Western Himalayan langurEnglish
  • Western Himalayan langurEnglish
  • لنغور كشمير الرماديArabic
  • Кашмирски сив лангурBulgarian
  • Langur gris del CaixmirCatalan
  • KaschmirhanumanGerman
  • Kaschmir-Hanuman-LangurGerman
  • KaschmirhanumanlangurGerman
  • Langur gris de CachemiraSpanish
  • Langur Gris de KachemiraSpanish
  • Langur du ChambaFrench
  • L'entello del KashmirItalian
  • カシミールラングールJapanese
  • 카슈미르회색랑구르Korean
  • पश्चिमा लंगुरNepali
  • KasjmirhoelmanDutch
  • hulman kaszmirskiPolish
  • کشمری پورا لنگورWestern Panjabi
  • Langur-Cinzento-de-CaxemiraPortuguese
  • Кашмирский гульманRussian

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Relatives of the kashmir 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 kashmir gray langur?

An adult kashmir gray langur weighs 10.2 kg – 15.9 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the kashmir gray langur endangered?

The kashmir gray langur is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the kashmir gray langur live?

The kashmir gray langur has a recorded lifespan of 27 years.

How long is the kashmir gray langur pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 192 days.

What kind of animal is the kashmir gray langur?

The kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kashmir-gray-langur

MLA

“Kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kashmir-gray-langur.

BibTeX
@misc{kashmir_gray_langur_2026,
  title = {Kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kashmir-gray-langur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}