{"id":353776,"date":"2026-01-12T18:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=353776"},"modified":"2026-01-12T18:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:42:17","slug":"phayres-leaf-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/phayres-leaf-monkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Phayre\u2019s Leaf Monkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Phayre\u2019s leaf monkey is in the news due to genetic reclassification which reduced its estimated population and increased conservation concern.<\/p>\n<h2>About Phayre\u2019s Leaf Monkey<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_353777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353777\" style=\"width: 583px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-353777\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-DTE-2-1.jpg?resize=583%2C268&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Phayre\u2019s Leaf Monkey\" width=\"583\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-DTE-2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-DTE-2-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C472&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-DTE-2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C354&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-DTE-2-1.jpg?w=1522&amp;ssl=1 1522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-353777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Phayre\u2019s leaf monkey is a <strong>diurnal and arboreal Old World monkey<\/strong> found mainly in forested regions of Northeast India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientific name: <\/strong>Its scientific name is <strong>Trachypithecus phayrei.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming: <\/strong>The species is <strong>named after Arthur Purves Phayre,<\/strong> a 19th century British officer and naturalist.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Local name: <\/strong>It is known as <strong>chasma bandor in Bengali<\/strong> and <strong>chasma-chakuwa bandar in Assamese<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong>distribution<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Phayre\u2019s langur inhabits <strong>tropical, deciduous, and evergreen forests<\/strong> of <strong>North-East India (mainly found in Tripura, Assam and Mizoram), eastern Bangladesh, and western Myanmar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It also occupies <strong>secondary forests <\/strong>such as <strong>bamboo clusters and rubber plantations<\/strong>, and rests under <strong>large-canopy tree species<\/strong> found in Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reclassification<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Recent genetic studies showed that <strong>Indian and Myanmar populations are separate species.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Indian population is now called Phayre<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s langur,<\/strong> while the <strong>Myanmar population is named Popa langur (<em>Trachypithecus popa<\/em>).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical Characteristics<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The monkey has a <strong>dark face <\/strong>with <strong>white rings around the eyes and lips,<\/strong> giving a spectacled look.<\/li>\n<li>It has a thick <strong>bluish-grey coat,<\/strong> a <strong>long slender tail,<\/strong> and <strong>adults weigh between 6 and 8 kg.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Both sexes have a <strong>small sagittal crest, <\/strong>while <strong>infants are born with a golden-yellow coat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Phayre\u2019s leaf monkey is a<strong> strict folivore<\/strong> that feeds mainly on <strong>young leaves, shoots, and flowers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It occasionally <strong>eats fruits and seeds<\/strong> and has a <strong>multi-chambered stomach<\/strong> to digest fibrous leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behavior<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The species lives in cohesive and territorial groups led by a dominant male.<\/li>\n<li>It uses vocal calls and displays to defend its range and spends most of its time in treetops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Habitat loss<\/li>\n<li>Forest fragmentation<\/li>\n<li>Hunting<\/li>\n<li>Illegal poaching and trading locally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Status<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>IUCN &#8211; <strong>Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CITES &#8211; Appendix II<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Phayre\u2019s leaf monkey is in the news due to genetic reclassification which reduced its estimated population and increased conservation concern. About Phayre\u2019s Leaf Monkey Phayre\u2019s leaf monkey is a diurnal and arboreal Old World monkey found mainly in forested regions of Northeast India. Scientific name: Its scientific name is Trachypithecus phayrei. 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