πRed-shanked douc
The red-shanked douc is an arboreal and diurnal Old World monkey belonging to the Colobinae subfamily. They are endemic to Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. They are known for their bright colors and exhibit sexual dimorphism through their body size. The species has been declared critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with the main threats being: hunting, habitat loss and pet trade. They are one of three species in the genus Pygathrix, the other two being the black-shanked and gray-shanked doucs.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2020.
- Body mass
- 9.88 kg
- Body length
- 0.69 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 27 years
Everything we know about the Red-shanked douc
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass9.88 kgCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 9.72 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.69 mCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Brain mass89 gCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan27 yearsCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 26 yearsAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Generation length11 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Age at maturity4.0 yearsCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Gestation183 daysCOMBINEOther figures βHide β
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- 171 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
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- 1AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Trophic levelHerbivoreCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Activity cycleDiurnalCOMBINEDetails βHide β
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Population density36 per kmΒ²COMBINEDetails βHide β
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Volume l9.9 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Red-shanked douc yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassMammalia
- βΊorderPrimates
- βΊfamilyCercopithecidae
- βΊgenusPygathrix
- βΊspeciesPygathrix nemaeus
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- familyCercopithecidae
- subfamilyColobinae
- genusPygathrix
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals Β· Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderEuarchontoglires
- suborderHaplorrhini
- infraorderSimiiformes
- superfamilyCercopithecoidea
- familyCercopithecidae
- subfamilyColobinae
- genusPygathrix
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