Primates on the Top of the List

There are a total of 5 langurs in Vietnam that made it to the world’s list of the most endangered primates. The list consolidates the consensus on the 25 primate species considered to be amongst the most endangered worldwide and the most in need of urgent conservation measures. The list is published by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

  1. Delacour’s langur (Trachypithecus delacouri)1 1
  2. Golden-headed langur or Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus p. poliocephalus)22
  3. Grey-shanked douc (Pygathrix cinerea)                      33
  4. Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus)  
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     5. Eastern black crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus)

         Cao-Vit or Eastern black-crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus), Vietnam
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