Tarai 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

Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The tarai gray langur is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

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

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

Synonyms Pithecus entellus hector, Semnopithecus entellus hector

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Northern plains gray langur

Semnopithecus entellus

Cercopithecidae

EN, Endangered

K

Kashmir gray langur

Semnopithecus ajax

CercopithecidaeNo free photo yet

EN, Endangered

Purple-faced langur

Semnopithecus vetulus

Cercopithecidae

LC, Least Concern

Nepal gray langur

Semnopithecus schistaceus

Cercopithecidae

LC, Least Concern

Black-footed gray langur

Semnopithecus hypoleucos

Cercopithecidae

NT, Near Threatened

Tufted gray langur

Semnopithecus priam

Cercopithecidae

CompareTarai gray langur vs Northern plains gray langurTarai gray langur vs Kashmir gray langurTarai gray langur vs Purple-faced langurTarai gray langur vs Nepal gray langur

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@misc{tarai_gray_langur_2026,
  title = {Tarai gray langur (Semnopithecus hector)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tarai-gray-langur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}