Capped langur vs Dusky leaf monkey
The capped langur is heavier: 11.5 kg against 6.42 kg for the dusky leaf monkey, about 78% more.
Photo: Faisal Akram from Dhaka, Bangladesh · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a capped langur and a dusky leaf monkey?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The capped langur is heavier: 11.5 kg against 6.42 kg for the dusky leaf monkey, about 78% more.
- The dusky leaf monkey is longer-lived: 33.8 years against 25.1 years for the capped langur, about 34% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Trachypithecus, so they are close relatives.
- The capped langur is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the dusky leaf monkey is Endangered.
Side by side
| Capped langur | Dusky leaf monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Trachypithecus pileatus | Trachypithecus obscurus |
| Family | Cercopithecidae | Cercopithecidae |
| Order | Primates | Primates |
| Weight | 9.94 kg – 12.8 kg | 6.25 kg – 8.03 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 25.1 years | 33.8 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Endangered |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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