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title: "White-headed Lutung"
description: "Trachypithecus leucocephalus — Zoogdieren. The white-headed langur (Trachypithecus leucocephalus) is a Critically Endangered species of langur endemic to Guangxi, China."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/white-headed-lutung
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-headed Lutung

> Trachypithecus leucocephalus — Zoogdieren. The white-headed langur (Trachypithecus leucocephalus) is a Critically Endangered species of langur endemic to Guangxi, China.

- Scientific name: *Trachypithecus leucocephalus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 130
- Wikidata: [Q28466511](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28466511)
- iNaturalist taxon: [879165](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/879165)

## Names

- en: White-headed Lutung
- de: Weißkopflangur
- es: Langur negro de cabeza blanca
- fr: Langur à tête blanche

## Countries with the most observations

CN (114)

## Summary

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

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

## Photo

![White-headed Lutung](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-headed-lutung/medium.jpg)

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189333777

## Machine access

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