---
title: "Voor-Indische hoelman"
description: "Semnopithecus entellus — Zoogdieren. The northern plains gray langur, also known as the sacred langur, Bengal sacred langur and Hanuman langur, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/bengal-sacred-langur
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Voor-Indische hoelman

> Semnopithecus entellus — Zoogdieren. The northern plains gray langur, also known as the sacred langur, Bengal sacred langur and Hanuman langur, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae.

- Scientific name: *Semnopithecus entellus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 3502
- Wikidata: [Q817180](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q817180)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1071032](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1071032)

## Names

- en: Bengal Sacred Langur
- de: Bengalische Hanumanlangur
- es: Langur común
- fr: Semnopithèque entelle
- nl: Voor-Indische hoelman
- pl: Hulman czczony

## Countries with the most observations

IN (3041), BD (19)

## Summary

The northern plains gray langur, also known as the sacred langur, Bengal sacred langur and Hanuman langur, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae.

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

## Photo

![Voor-Indische hoelman](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bengal-sacred-langur/medium.jpg)

Photo: eboenzli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/348282611

## Machine access

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