---
title: "Kuiflangoer"
description: "Trachypithecus pileatus — Zoogdieren. The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a primate species in the family Cercopithecidae native to subtropical and tropical dry forests in northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/capped-lutung
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kuiflangoer

> Trachypithecus pileatus — Zoogdieren. The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a primate species in the family Cercopithecidae native to subtropical and tropical dry forests in northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

- Scientific name: *Trachypithecus pileatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 631
- Wikidata: [Q205700](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205700)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43493](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43493)

## Names

- en: Capped Lutung
- de: Kappenlangur
- es: Langur Capuchino
- fr: Semnopithèque à bonnet
- nl: Kuiflangoer

## Countries with the most observations

IN (383), BT (117), BD (82), CN (3)

## Summary

The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a primate species in the family Cercopithecidae native to subtropical and tropical dry forests in northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is arboreal and feeds on 43 plant species.

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

## Photo

![Kuiflangoer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/capped-lutung/medium.jpg)

Photo: S.MORE · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36373731

## Machine access

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