Germain’s Langur

• Common Name: Germain’s Langur
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1876
• Monkey Size: 49 to 57 cm (19.29 to 22.44 in)
• Skin Color(s): Black
• Habitat: Forest, rainforest
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Germain’s langur^[1] is a lutung species endemic to Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Burma.

• The species has several common names, including Germain’s silver langur, Indochinese Lutung, Indochinese Silvered Langur, and Indochinese leaf monkey.
• Germain’s langur has black coloring on the hands, feet, and torso, fading to a lighter gray on the underside.
• They have long gray tails and white hair on their round faces.
• Germain’s Langur infants have bright orange fur.

• Germain’s langur is a terrestrial tree-dwelling species occasionally found in lowlands. They prefer evergreen and semi-evergreen, riparian, gallery, and deciduous forests.
• Their herbivorous diet dictates a dormant period during which they can go through the process of rumination.
• Trachypithecus germaini, as well as other Asian colobines, are non-social primates. They have less affinity for social behavior than eating and resting, which make up most of their day.
• This species is sometimes found in groups of 10-50 individuals in close social proximity.
• Predominant threats to these langurs include hunting, the exotic pet trade, and habitat loss because of agricultural expansion.