Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of White-headed langur (Trachypithecus leucocephalus), recorded as Critically Endangered
White-headed langur (Trachypithecus leucocephalus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

White-headed langur

Trachypithecus leucocephalus

The white-headed langur is a Critically Endangered species of langur endemic to Guangxi, China.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Trachypithecus leucocephalus
Recorded from
China
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae · Trachypithecus

Appearance

The white-headed langur is blackish in color with white crown, cheeks, and neck (in contrast to the similar T. Poliocephalus, that has a golden crown, cheeks, and neck).

Range and habitat

The white-headed langur has a very small range in the province of Guangxi in southernmost China, endemic to karst hills, where it is known from a few scattered populations. The Zuo River separates its range from that of the François' langur farther north. The white-headed langur is a Critically Endangered species of langur endemic to Guangxi, China.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

White-headed langur is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on White-headed langur, Wikidata item Q28466511. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Delacour's langur (Trachypithecus delacouri), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Delacour's langur

Trachypithecus delacouri
Photograph of White-headed langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

White-headed langur

Trachypithecus poliocephalus
Photograph of Dusky leaf monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Dusky leaf monkey

Trachypithecus obscurus
Photograph of François' langur (Trachypithecus francoisi), recorded as EndangeredEN

François' langur

Trachypithecus francoisi

Quick answers

What is White-headed langur?
White-headed langur is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae (order Primates) — Trachypithecus leucocephalus.
What is the conservation status of White-headed langur?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Trachypithecus leucocephalus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does White-headed langur live?
The white-headed langur has a very small range in the province of Guangxi in southernmost China, endemic to karst hills, where it is known from a few scattered populations.
Why is White-headed langur in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Trachypithecus leucocephalus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is White-headed langur a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.