Hanuman langur
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The Hanuman langur is a widespread South Asian Old World monkey species known for its long tail, grayish fur, and cultural significance in Hindu mythology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hanuman langur canonical | 2 |
| Northern plains gray langur | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primate
ⓘ
species of Old World monkey ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ramayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu epic Ramayana
|
| averageLifespanInWild | approximately 20 years ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Semnopithecus
ⓘ
surface form:
Semnopithecus entellus
|
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor | gray ⓘ |
| commonName |
Hanuman langur
self-link
ⓘ
Hanuman langur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Northern plains gray langur
gray langur ⓘ |
| communication |
body postures
ⓘ
facial expressions ⓘ vocalizations ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| culturalSignificance | sacred in Hinduism ⓘ |
| diet |
folivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| distribution | South Asia ⓘ |
| eats |
flowers
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ leaves ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| faceColor | black ⓘ |
| family | Cercopithecidae ⓘ |
| genus | Semnopithecus ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 200 days ⓘ |
| groupType |
multi-female single-male groups
ⓘ
multi-male multi-female groups ⓘ |
| habitat |
temple complexes
ⓘ
tropical dry forests ⓘ tropical moist forests ⓘ urban areas ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| infraorder | Simiiformes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
arboreal
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hanuman
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu deity Hanuman
|
| nativeTo |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| parvorder | Catarrhini ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| socialStructure | group-living ⓘ |
| subfamily | Colobinae ⓘ |
| suborder | Haplorhini ⓘ |
| superfamily | Cercopithecoidea ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic | long tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
human-wildlife conflict ⓘ |
| usedIn | religious iconography in South Asia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northern plains gray langur