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Nilgiri langur

Semnopithecus johnii (J. Fischer, 1829)

VUVulnerableprimates

The nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 11.2 kg to 11.9 kg and live up to 34.3 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii)
Photo: Anand2202 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the nilgiri langur

Weight
11.2 kg – 11.9 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
34.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
34.6 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
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 nilgiri langur live?

Not recorded

What is the nilgiri langur?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii) is an Asian langur of the Old World monkey. It has glossy, black fur and an orangey-golden brown, hair-like mane on its head. Females have a white patch of fur on the inner thigh. It typically lives in troops of nine to ten individuals, with or without offspring, depending on seasonality. Its diet consists of fruits, shoots and leaves. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by habitat destruction and poaching for its body parts, thought to supposedly contain aphrodisiac properties.

From the Wikipedia article “Nilgiri langur” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_langur&oldid=1384969975), 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 nilgiri langur endangered?

The nilgiri 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. What the categories mean.

How is the nilgiri langur classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusSemnopithecus
  7. SpeciesSemnopithecus johnii (J. Fischer, 1829)

Synonyms Cercopithecus johnii, Presbytis johnii, Semnopithecus cucullatus, Semnopithecus jubatus, Simia johnii, Trachypithecus cucullatus, Trachypithecus johnii, Trachypithecus jubatus, Trachypithecus leonina

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Black leaf monkeyEnglish
  • Hooded leaf monkeyEnglish
  • Indian hooded leaf monkeyEnglish
  • John's langurEnglish
  • John’s langurEnglish
  • Nilgiri black langurEnglish
  • Nilgiri leaf monkeyEnglish
  • Nilgiri lutungEnglish
  • لنغور نلغيريArabic
  • hulman nilgirskýCzech
  • Nilgiri-LangurGerman
  • Μαύρο ΛανγκούρGreek
  • Langur De NilgiriSpanish
  • nilgirinlanguriFinnish
  • Langur Du NilgiriFrench
  • Semnopithèque des NilgiriFrench
  • Semnopithèque Des NilgirisFrench
  • Semnopithèque du NilgiriFrench
  • Langur del NilgiriItalian
  • ニルギリラングールJapanese
  • NilgirilangoerDutch
  • Langur nilgiriPolish
  • lutung nilgirijskiPolish
  • Langur-de-NilgiriPortuguese
  • Капюшонный гульманRussian

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Relatives of the nilgiri 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 nilgiri langur?

An adult nilgiri langur weighs 11.2 kg – 11.9 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the nilgiri langur endangered?

The nilgiri 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 nilgiri langur live?

The nilgiri langur has a recorded lifespan of 34.3 years.

What kind of animal is the nilgiri langur?

The nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nilgiri-langur

MLA

“Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nilgiri-langur.

BibTeX
@misc{nilgiri_langur_2026,
  title = {Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nilgiri-langur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}