"Langur" redirects here. For places in Iran, see Langur, Iran.
Colobine monkeys[1] |
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Javan lutung (Trachypithecus auratus) |
Scientific classification |
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Animalia |
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Chordata |
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Mammalia |
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Primates |
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Cercopithecoidea |
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Cercopithecidae |
Subfamily: |
Colobinae
Jerdon, 1867 |
Genera |
Colobus
Piliocolobus
Procolobus
Trachypithecus
Presbytis
Semnopithecus
Pygathrix
Rhinopithecus
Nasalis
Simias
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The Colobinae are a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 59 species in 10 genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. Some classifications split the colobine monkeys into two tribes, while others split them into three groups. Both classifications put the three African genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus in one group; these genera are distinct in that they have stub thumbs (Greek κολοβός kolobós = "docked"). The various Asian genera are placed into another one or two groups. Analysis of mtDNA confirms the Asian species form two distinct groups, one of langurs and the other of the "odd-nosed" species, but suggests the gray langurs are not closely related to either.[2]
Contents
- 1 Characteristics
- 2 Classification
- 3 References
Characteristics
Colobines are medium-sized primates with long tails and diverse colorations. The coloring of nearly all the young animals differs remarkably from that of the adults.
Most species are arboreal, although some live a more terrestrial life. They are found in many different habitats of different climate zones (rain forests, mangroves, mountain forests, and savannah), but not in deserts and other dry areas. They live in groups, but in different group forms.
Colobines are folivorous, meaning their main source of nutrition is leaves. Their diet may also be supplemented with flowers, fruits and the occasional insect.To aid in digestion, particularly of hard-to-digest leaves, they have multichambered, complex stomachs, making them the only ruminant primates. Unlike the other subfamily of Old World monkeys, the Cercopithecinae, they possess no cheek pouches.
Gestation averages six to seven months. Young are weaned at about one year and are mature at three to six years. Their life expectancy is approximately 20 years.
Classification
- Family CERCOPITHECIDAE[1][2]
- Subfamily Cercopithecinae
- Subfamily Colobinae
- African group
- Genus Colobus - black-and-white colobus monkeys
- Genus Piliocolobus - red colobus monkeys
- Genus Procolobus - olive colobus
- Langur (leaf monkey) group
- Genus Trachypithecus - lutungs
- Genus Presbytis - surilis
- Genus Semnopithecus - gray langurs
- Odd-nosed group
- Genus Pygathrix - doucs
- Genus Rhinopithecus - snub-nosed monkeys
- Genus Nasalis - proboscis monkey
- Genus Simias - pig-tailed langur
A langur in Pench National Park, India
Hybrids
Intergeneric hybrids are known to occur within the Colobinae subfamily. In India, gray langurs (Semnopithecus spp.) are known to hybridize with Nilgiri langurs (Trachypithecus johnii).[3]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Colobinae |
- ^ a b Groves, C.P. (2005). "SUBFAMILY Colobinae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 167–178. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Sterner, Kirstin N.; Raaum, Ryan L.; Zhang, Ya-Ping; Stewart, Caro-Beth & Disotell, Todd R. (2006). "Mitochondrial data support an odd-nosed colobine clade" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.01.017. PMID 16500120.
- ^ Rowe, N. (1996). The Pictorial Guide to the Living Primates. Pogonias Press. pp. 139, 143, 154, 185, 223. ISBN 0-9648825-0-7.
Extant species of family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys) (subfamily Colobinae)
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Primates
- Suborder: Haplorhini
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African group |
Colobus
(Black and white colobi)
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- Black colobus (C. satanas)
- Angola colobus (C. angolensis)
- King colobus (C. polykomos)
- Ursine colobus (C. vellerosus)
- Mantled guereza (C. guereza)
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Procolobus
(Red & olive colobi)
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- Western red colobus (P. badius)
- Pennant's colobus (P. pennantii)
- Preuss's red colobus (P. preussi)
- Thollon's red colobus (P. tholloni)
- Central African red colobus (P. foai)
- Ugandan red colobus (P. tephrosceles)
- Udzungwa red colobus (P. gordonorum)
- Zanzibar red colobus (P. kirkii)
- Tana River red colobus (P. rufomitratus)
- Niger Delta red colobus (P. epieni)
- Olive colobus (P. verus)
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Langur group |
Semnopithecus
(Gray langurs)
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- Nepal gray langur (S. schistaceus)
- Kashmir gray langur (S. ajax)
- Tarai gray langur (S. hector)
- Northern plains gray langur (S. entellus)
- Black-footed gray langur (S. hypoleucos)
- Southern plains gray langur (S. dussumieri)
- Tufted gray langur (S. priam)
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Trachypithecus
(Lutungs)
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- T. vetulus group: Purple-faced langur (T. vetulus)
- Nilgiri langur (T. johnii)
- T. cristatus group: Javan lutung (T. auratus)
- Silvery lutung (T. cristatus)
- Indochinese lutung (T. germaini)
- Tenasserim lutung (T. barbei)
- T. obscurus group: Dusky leaf monkey (T. obscurus)
- Phayre's leaf monkey (T. phayrei)
- T. pileatus group: Capped langur (T. pileatus)
- Shortridge's langur (T. shortridgei)
- Gee's golden langur (T. geei)
- T. francoisi group: François' langur (T. francoisi)
- Hatinh langur (T. hatinhensis)
- White-headed langur (T. poliocephalus)
- Laotian langur (T. laotum)
- Delacour's langur (T. delacouri)
- Indochinese black langur (T. ebenus)
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Presbytis
(Surilis)
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- Sumatran surili (P. melalophos)
- Banded surili (P. femoralis)
- Sarawak surili (P. chrysomelas)
- White-thighed surili (P. siamensis)
- White-fronted surili (P. frontata)
- Javan surili (P. comata)
- Thomas's langur (P. thomasi)
- Hose's langur (P. hosei)
- Maroon leaf monkey (P. rubicunda)
- Mentawai langur(P. potenziani)
- Natuna Island surili (P. natunae)
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Odd-nosed group |
Pygathrix
(Doucs)
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- Red-shanked douc (P. nemaeus)
- Black-shanked douc (P. nigripes)
- Gray-shanked douc (P. cinerea)
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Rhinopithecus
(Snub-nosed monkeys)
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- Golden snub-nosed monkey (R. roxellana)
- Black snub-nosed monkey (R. bieti)
- Gray snub-nosed monkey (R. brelichi)
- Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (R. avunculus)
- Myanmar snub-nosed monkey (R. strykeri)
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Nasalis
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- Proboscis monkey (N. larvatus)
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Simias
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- Pig-tailed langur (S. concolor)
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