Gray langur

(Semnopithecus hector)

Description

Semnopithecus hector is a mammal from the family of the apes of the Old World (Cercopithecidae).The scientific name of the species was validly published for the first time by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1928.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Mammalia

Order:Primates

Family:Cercopithecidae

Genus:Semnopithecus

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