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White-headed Lutung
Trachypithecus leucocephalus
The white-headed langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) is a critically endangered langur. Two subspecies are recognized: T. p. poliocephalus in Cát Bà Island, Vietnam, and T. p. leucocephalus in Guangxi, China. The former (the nominate subspecies), often known as the golden-headed or Cat Ba langur, is among the rarest primates in the world, and possibly the rarest primate in Asia, with population size estimated at less than 70 individuals.
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Description
The white-headed langur is blackish in color with white crown, cheeks, and neck (in contrast to the similar T. poliocephalus, which has a golden crown, cheeks, and neck).
Range & habitat
The white-headed langur has a very small range in the province of Guangxi in southernmost China, endemic to karst hills, where it is known from a few scattered populations. The Zuo River separates its range from that of the François' langur farther north.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 879165.