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Tufted gray langur

Semnopithecus priam Blyth, 1844

NTNear Threatenedprimates

The tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam) is a species in the family Cercopithecidae, order Primates. Recorded adults weigh 10.2 kg to 15.9 kg and live up to 25.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam)
Photo: Pmaas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the tufted gray langur

Weight
10.2 kg – 15.9 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
25.8 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

Where does the tufted gray langur live?

Not recorded

What is the tufted gray langur?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam), also known as Madras gray langur, and Coromandel sacred langur, is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. This, like other gray langurs, is mainly a leaf-eating monkey. It is found in southeast India and Sri Lanka. It is one of three Semnopithecus species named after characters from The Iliad, S. hector and S. ajax being the others. In Sinhala it is known as හැලි වඳුරා (Heli wandura).

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Is the tufted gray langur endangered?

The tufted 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

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

How is the tufted gray langur classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPrimates
  5. familyCercopithecidae
  6. genusSemnopithecus
  7. SpeciesSemnopithecus priam Blyth, 1844

Synonyms Presbytis thersites, Semnopithecus pallipes, Semnopithecus priamus

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Coromandel sacred langurEnglish
  • Coromandel sacred langurEnglish
  • Grey langur (southern)English
  • Madras gray langurEnglish
  • Madras grey langurEnglish
  • Madras grey langurEnglish
  • Tufted grey langurEnglish
  • Tufted langurEnglish
  • لنغور رمادي ذو الخصلةArabic
  • Langur Gris MeridionalCatalan
  • Südlicher HanumanGerman
  • Südlicher Hanuman-LangurGerman
  • Südlicher HanumanlangurGerman
  • Νότιο Γκρίζο ΛανγκούρGreek
  • langur gris moñudoSpanish
  • Langur grisFrench
  • Entello dal ciuffoItalian
  • カンムリラングールJapanese
  • CeylonhoelmanDutch
  • hulman czubatyPolish
  • Langur-Cinzento-MeridionalPortuguese
  • හැලි වඳුරාSinhala
  • 纓冠灰葉猴Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the tufted 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 tufted gray langur?

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

Is the tufted gray langur endangered?

The tufted gray langur is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

How long does the tufted gray langur live?

The tufted gray langur has a recorded lifespan of 25.8 years.

How long is the tufted gray langur pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 192 days.

What kind of animal is the tufted gray langur?

The tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam) belongs to the family Cercopithecidae in the order Primates.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{tufted_gray_langur_2026,
  title = {Tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tufted-gray-langur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}