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Semnopithecus
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Semnopithecus is a genus of Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent, with all species with the exception of two being commonly known as gray langurs. Traditionally only the species Semnopithecus entellus was recognized, but since about 2001 additional species have been recognized. The taxonomy has been in flux, but currently eight species are recognized.
Species
Bengal Sacred Langur
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae
Die Indischen Languren (Semnopithecus) sind eine Primatengattung aus der Gruppe der Schlankaffen innerhalb der Familie der Meerkatzenverwandten (Cercopithecidae). Sie werden in zwei Untergattungen unterteilt, Semnopithecus mit sechs Arten, im Deutschen als Hanuman-Languren, Hulmane oder Graue Languren bezeichnet, und die Violettgesichtigen Languren (Kasi) mit zwei Arten, in Südindien und auf Sri Lanka. Hanuman-Languren zählen als Kulturfolger und heilige Tiere zu den bekanntesten Affenarten Indiens. Benannt sind sie nach Hanuman, einem indischen Gott in Affengestalt.
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Semnopithecus is a genus of Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent, with all species with the exception of two being commonly known as gray langurs. Traditionally only the species Semnopithecus entellus was recognized, but since about 2001 additional species have been recognized. The taxonomy has been in flux, but currently eight species are recognized.
Members of the genus Semnopithecus are terrestrial, inhabiting forest, open lightly wooded habitats, and urban areas on the Indian subcontinent. Most species are found at low to moderate altitudes, but the Nepal gray langur and Kashmir gray langur occur up to in the Himalayas.