Wildlifeof Malaysia
Dusky Langur
Monkeys, Gibbons, Lorises & Colugo
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Trachypithecus obscurus
Basic stats
Diet
Leaves and fruit
Habitat
Tropical forest
Range
Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand; occasionally Singapore
The dusky leaf monkey, also known as the spectacled langur or spectacled leaf monkey, is a primate found in Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, and occasionally in Singapore. By day these small, leaf-eating monkeys divide into sub-groups and forage for vegetation and fruit throughout tropical forests (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its numbers are declining because of habitat loss, poaching and land use change (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Dusky Langur eat?
- Leaves and fruit
- What habitat does the Dusky Langur live in?
- Tropical forest
- Where is the Dusky Langur found?
- Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand; occasionally Singapore