Outline:Primates
length:42-61cm
Weight:5-9kg
Life:About 20 years
IUCN:LC
Dusky Leaf-monkey (scientific name: Trachypithecus obscurus) is also known as Dusky Leaf-monkey in English. It has 7 subspecies.
The black leaf monkey is a social animal, with 2-12 individuals in each group, usually consisting of one or two mature male monkeys and multiple female monkeys and their offspring. It is active during the day, more active in the early morning and evening, and rests in the hot weather at noon. These monkeys spend most of their time in trees, using their tails to balance their bodies when jumping, and only rarely come down to the ground. Agile and light, good at climbing and jumping, especially active in the morning and evening, and roosting in the woods at night. Mainly herbivorous, eating fruits, leaves, seeds, buds and flowers. Drink water from leaves during the rainy season.
The breeding period of the black leaf monkey is intermittent and not always seasonal. The cubs are usually born in the months of January, February and March, but there are also records of births in summer. Usually there is one cub per litter. The average gestation period is 145 days. The menstrual cycle of females lasts about three weeks, and estrus is often accompanied by genital swelling. The normal birth interval is about 2 years.
The distribution range of the black leaf monkey is narrow and limited, and it is believed that there is a trend of moderate decline in the number. The decline is due to habitat loss. The local original forest is being replaced by logging and cultivated crops. The reduction in precipitation, tourism impact, and road development have caused changes in the living environment. It has been listed as a species of near-threatened survival.
Listed in the "World Conservation Union" (IUCN) ver 3.1: 2008 Red List of Primates - Near Threatened (NT).
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