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Northern plains gray langur

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Primates

Genus
  
Semnopithecus

Higher classification
  
Gray langur

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cercopithecidae

Scientific name
  
Semnopithecus entellus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Gray langur, Primate, Surili, Tufted gray langur, Mammal

The northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in India on the lowlands north of the Godavari and Krishna rivers and south of the Ganges. It is thought to be introduced to western Bangladesh by Hindu pilgrims on the bank of the Jalangi River. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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The southern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) was previously classified as a subspecies of S. entellus, i.e., S. entellus dussumieri.

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References

Northern plains gray langur Wikipedia