Global conservation status: vulnerable (Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2)

Classification
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  • Scientific names
    • Trachypithecus johnii
    • Semnopithecus johnii
    • Trachypithecus cucullatus
    • Trachypithecus jubatus
    • Trachypithecus leonina
  • English
    • Nilgiri langur
  • English
    • Black Leaf Monkey
    • Hooded Leaf Monkey
    • Indian Hooded Leaf Monkey
    • John's Langur
    • John’s Langur
    • Nilgiri Black Langur
    • Nilgiri Leaf Monkey
  • French
    • Langur Du Nilgiri
    • Semnopith
  • Spanish
    • Langur De Nilgiri

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Description from Wikipedia

The Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii) is a lutung (a type of Old World monkey) found in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats in South India. Its range also includes Kodagu in Karnataka, Palani Hills in Tamil Nadu and many other hilly areas in Kerala. This primate has glossy black fur on its body and golden brown fur on its head. It is similar in size and long tailed like the gray langurs. Females have a...