Cat Ba langur

Cat Ba langur
Cat Ba langurs at Cát Bà National Park, Vietnam
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Trachypithecus
Species group: Trachypithecus francoisi group
Species:
T. poliocephalus[1]
Binomial name
Trachypithecus poliocephalus[1]
(Trouessart, 1911)
Cat Ba langur range (includes range of white-headed langur)

The Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), also known as the golden-headed langur, is a critically endangered species of langur endemic to Cát Bà Island, Vietnam. It is among the rarest primates in the world, and possibly the rarest primate in Asia, with population size estimated at less than 70 individuals.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Rawson, B.M.; Leonard, N.; Covert, H. & Nadler, T. (2020). "Trachypithecus poliocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T39871A17959804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T39871A17959804.en. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ Mittermeier, R. A.; Wallis, J.; Rylands, A. B.; Ganzhorn, J. U.; Oates, J. F.; Williamson, E. A.; Palacios, E.; Heymann, E.W.; Kierulff, M. C. M.; Long Yongcheng; Supriatna, J.; Roos, C.; Walker, S.; Cortés-Ortiz, L.; Schwitzer, C., eds. (November 2009). Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates 2008–2010 (PDF). Illustrated by S.D. Nash. Arlington, VA.: IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group (PSG), International Primatological Society (IPS), and Conservation International (CI). pp. 1–92. ISBN 978-1-934151-34-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  4. ^ Stenke, R., Phan Duy Thuc and Nadler, T. 2007. Golden-headed Langur or Cat Ba Langur. In: Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates 2006–2008, R. A. Mittermeier et al. (compilers), pp.14-15. Unpublished report, IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group (PSG), International Primatological Society (IPS), and Conservation International (CI), Arlington, VA.