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title: "Phayrelangoer"
description: "Trachypithecus phayrei — Zoogdieren. Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), also known as Phayre's langur, is a species of Old World monkey native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, namely India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/phayre-s-leaf-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Phayrelangoer

> Trachypithecus phayrei — Zoogdieren. Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), also known as Phayre's langur, is a species of Old World monkey native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, namely India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.

- Scientific name: *Trachypithecus phayrei*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 144
- Wikidata: [Q692268](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q692268)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43490](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43490)

## Names

- en: Phayre's Leaf Monkey
- de: Phayre-Brillenlangur
- es: Langur de Phayre
- fr: Semnopithèque de Phayre
- nl: Phayrelangoer

## Countries with the most observations

IN (67), BD (61), MM (5)

## Summary

Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), also known as Phayre's langur, is a species of Old World monkey native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, namely India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Populations from further east are now thought to belong to other species. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by hunting and loss of habitat.
The species epithet commemorates Arthur Purves Phayre.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phayre%27s_leaf_monkey

## Photo

![Phayrelangoer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/phayre-s-leaf-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: S.MORE · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36373706

## Machine access

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