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title: "Terai Sacred Langur"
description: "Semnopithecus hector — Mammals. The Tarai gray langur (Semnopithecus hector) is an Old World monkey, and was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/terai-sacred-langur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Terai Sacred Langur

> Semnopithecus hector — Mammals. The Tarai gray langur (Semnopithecus hector) is an Old World monkey, and was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur.

- Scientific name: *Semnopithecus hector*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 130
- Wikidata: [Q1206256](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1206256)
- iNaturalist taxon: [54869](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/54869)

## Names

- en: Terai Sacred Langur
- de: Himalayahanuman
- es: Langur Gris de Terai
- fr: Langur de Terai

## Countries with the most observations

IN (55), NP (40)

## Summary

The Tarai gray langur (Semnopithecus hector) is an Old World monkey, and was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur. The species is listed as near threatened, as there are probably not many more than 10,000 mature individuals, and it is experiencing a continuing decline.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarai_gray_langur

## Photo

![Terai Sacred Langur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/terai-sacred-langur/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nabarunsadhya · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tarai_Grey_Langur.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/terai-sacred-langur?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).