Tufted Gray Langur

• Common Names: Tufted Gray Langur, Coromandel Sacred Langur
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1844
• Monkey Size: 55 to 80 cm (22 to 31 in)
• Skin Color(s): Brownish to light gray
• Habitat: Forest
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: India, Sri Lanka

The tufted gray langur^[1] (Semnopithecus priam), also called the Coromandel sacred langur and the Madras gray langur, is an Old-World monkey, one of the langur species.

• This, like other gray langurs, is primarily a leaf-eating monkey. It is found in Sri Lanka and Southeast India.
• Tufted gray langurs have a narrow tail that is longer than the rest of their body and hangs high above them.
• Their fur is brown to light gray in color and looks silky. Their heads are off-white, and the crown hair points upwards in a distinct lock that meets a center point, like a miniature mohawk.
• Their faces are dark gray in color, and they have slender ears that protrude from each side of their head.
• Its belly is creamy yellow, and the fur around its feet is light, though its toes are as dark a gray as its face.

The Tufted Gray Langur consumes several plant matters not limited to^[¶]:

• Indian Ash tree (Lannea coromandelica).
• Roxburgh’s Cassia (Cassia roxburghii).
• Clustertree (Ficus racemosa)
• Duhat (Syzygium cumini)
• Lac Tree (Schleichera oleosa).
• Golden Shower (Cassia fistula).
• Mahua (Madhuca longifolia)
• Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis).
• Chastetree (Vitex)
• Hazel Sterculia (Sterculia foetida).
• Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
• Horn Of Plenty (Datura metel).

• Tufted gray langurs are one of many species named after characters in Homer’s ancient Greek epic during the Trojan War – The Iliad – Semnopithecus hector and Semnopithecus ajax are the others.
• These langurs are generally shy and only descend when there is no visible danger.
• They move mainly on all fours, both on the ground and in the trees, preferring to run rather than walk.
• Groups can be polygamous or multi-male/multi-female. Their size varies from 20-50 individuals.
• Groups are agonist towards outgroups and exhibit a variety of aggressive behaviors.