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Annamese langur

The Annamese langur is an Old World monkey from the Colobinae subfamily. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Trachypithecus germaini until it was elevated to a separate species by Roos and Groves in 2008. Its fur is lighter in colour than that of Trachypithecus germaini. Its range includes parts of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

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Aug 3, 2026
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Length
210 w
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Source
Annamese langur1
Zoo specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Trachypithecus
Species group: Trachypithecus cristatus group
Species:
T. margarita
Binomial name
Trachypithecus margarita
(Elliot, 1909)

The Annamese langur (Trachypithecus margarita)1 is an Old World monkey from the Colobinae subfamily. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Trachypithecus germaini until it was elevated to a separate species by Roos and Groves in 2008.34 Its fur is lighter in colour than that of Trachypithecus germaini.4 Its range includes parts of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.4

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References

  1. Roos, C.; Boonratana, R.; Supriatna, J.; Fellowes, J.R.; Groves, C.P.; Nash, S.D.; Rylands, A.B.; Mittermeier, R.A. (2014). "An updated taxonomy and conservation status review of Asian primates" (PDF). Asian Primates Journal. 4 (1): 2–38. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  2. Duc, H.M.; Nadler, T.; Coudrat, C.N.Z.; Rawson, B.M.; Covert, H.; Moody, J.; Ang, A. (2022) [amended version of 2021 assessment]. "Trachypithecus margarita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T39875A210372003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T39875A210372003.en.
  3. Roos, C.; et al. (2008). "Mitochondrial phylogeny, taxonomy and biogeography of the silvered langur species group (Trachypithecus cristatus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (2): 629–636. Bibcode:2008MolPE..47..629R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.03.006. PMID 18406631.
  4. Nadler, Tilo (2016). Rowe, Noel; Myers, Marc (eds.). All the World's Primates. Pogonias Press. pp. 605–606. ISBN 978-1-940496-06-1.