Himalayan Gray Langur

About Himalayan Gray Langur:

• The Himalayan Gray Langur or the Chamba Sacred Langur (Semnopithecus ajax) is a colobine, meaning leaf-eating monkey.
• It is considered an endangered species globally as its population is estimated to be less than 1,500 mature individuals in 15-20 groups.
• They inhabit areas between 2,200-4,000 metres above mean sea level in the subtropical, tropical moist temperate, alpine, coniferous and broadleaved forests and scrublands.
• It is endemic to the Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal regions of western Himalayas, where the ecosystem is vulnerable and susceptible to the impact of anthropogenic pressures.
• It is also reported from Pakistan and Nepal.