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Capped langur vs Phayre's leaf monkey

The capped langur is heavier: 11.5 kg against 8.4 kg for the phayre's leaf monkey, about 36% more.

Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus)
Capped langur VUVulnerable
Photo: Faisal Akram from Dhaka, Bangladesh · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei)
Phayre's leaf monkey ENEndangered
Photo: Md. Tareq Aziz Touhid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a capped langur and a phayre's leaf monkey?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The capped langur is heavier: 11.5 kg against 8.4 kg for the phayre's leaf monkey, about 36% more.
  • The phayre's leaf monkey is longer-lived: 28.3 years against 25.1 years for the capped langur, about 13% 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 phayre's leaf monkey is Endangered.

Side by side

Capped langurPhayre's leaf monkey
Scientific nameTrachypithecus pileatusTrachypithecus phayrei
FamilyCercopithecidaeCercopithecidae
OrderPrimatesPrimates
Weight9.94 kg – 12.8 kg6.25 kg – 8.4 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan25.1 years28.3 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
HabitatforestNot recorded
Conservation statusVulnerableEndangered
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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