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| name = Gray langur<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=174–175|id=12100693}}</ref><br />( or Hanuman Langur<ref name=menon>{{cite book|title = Indian Mammals, |author = Vivek Menon | display-authors = etal | |||
|publisher = Dorling Kindersley|year = 2003}}from the entry on Hanuman Langur, p.37: "There are several races of Hanuman langur, differing in colour and size. Scientists are currently debating whether this langur is a single species with several sub-species, or whether these are different species."</ref>) | |||
| image =MNP Grey Langeurs family.JPG | |||
| status = LC | |||
| trend = down | |||
| status_system = iucn3.1 | |||
| image_caption = Gray langur family at Mudumalai National Park | |||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | |||
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia | |||
| ordo = [[Primate]]s | |||
| familia = [[Cercopithecidae]] | |||
| subfamilia = [[Colobinae]] | |||
| genus = '''''Semnopithecus''''' | |||
| genus_authority = [[Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest|Desmarest]], 1822 | |||
| range_map = LangurMap.svg | |||
| range_map_caption= Rough distributions of the species | |||
}} | |||
The '''Gray langur''' or '''Hanuman langur''' ('''''Semnopithecus''''') is a [[genus]] of [[colobine]] [[monkey]]. They are found in [[southeast Asia]]. The word "langur" means 'having a long tail'. It is commonly called the '''leaf monkey'''. They usually live in small groups of between 2 and 10 individuals. They mainly eat [[leaf|leaves]], as well as some [[fruit]]. Langur spend most of their time in [[tree]]s. They have [[white]] [[fur]] and [[black]] [[face]]s. They are considered sacred animals therefore the "National social mammal of India". | |||
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[[Category:Old World monkeys]] | |||
[[Category:National symbols of India]] | |||