Mammals of the WorldGray-shanked Douc
Pygathrix cinerea
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Pygathrix
- IUCN status
- CR
- Distribution
- Vietnam|Cambodia?
- Realm
- Indomalaya
Other names: Gray-shanked Douc Langur|Gray-shanked Douc Monkey
About this species
- Weight
- Males about 10.9kg; females about 8.2kg
- Habitat
- Evergreen forest
- Range
- Central Vietnam (Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Kon Tum and Gia Lai provinces)
- Litter size
- 1 young, 500–720g at birth
- Gestation
- 165–190 days
The grey-shanked douc langur is a douc species native to the Vietnamese provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Kon Tum and Gia Lai. It is very similar to the red-shanked douc: light grey with a pale underside, black feet and hands, dark grey shins, a brownish-orange face with a white chin, and a white throat lined with an orange-brown collar. Males are slightly larger than females (Wikipedia, general species account).
The total population was estimated at 550–700 animals in 2004; in 2016 Fauna & Flora International announced an additional population of more than 500 in central Vietnam, bringing the total to roughly 1,000. Breeding is usually between August and December, with a gestation of about 165 to 190 days and births from January to August, during the fruiting season. Females mature at about four years.
Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)