It is hard to guess what a Capped langur weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) on average weights 11.21 kg (24.71 lbs).
The Capped langur is from the family Cercopithecidae (genus: Trachypithecus). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 57.5 cm (1′ 11″).
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
The capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.They are arboreal and gregarious by nature. A herd of capped langur consists of 2 to 14 langurs led by a brawny male langur. They are herbivorous, ingesting leaves, twigs, buds and fruits.There are four recognized subspecies of this lutung:Trachypithecus pileatus pileatusTrachypithecus pileatus durgaTrachypithecus pileatus brahmaTrachypithecus pileatus tenebricusA study of their diet in winter found that they spend nearly 40% of the day time feeding on leaves, flowers and fruits. Leaves contributed nearly 60% of the diet and they foraged on as many as 43 different plant species.
Animals of the same family as a Capped langur
We found other animals of the Cercopithecidae family:
- White-thighed surili bringing 5.9 kilos (13.01 lbs) to the scale
- Gray snub-nosed monkey bringing 12.3 kilos (27.12 lbs) to the scale
- Gee’s golden langur bringing 8.36 kilos (18.43 lbs) to the scale
- Hamlyn’s monkey bringing 2.31 kilos (5.09 lbs) to the scale
- Black crested mangabey bringing 6.51 kilos (14.35 lbs) to the scale
- Sykes’ monkey with 1 babies per litter
- King colobus bringing 8.7 kilos (19.18 lbs) to the scale
- Sooty mangabey bringing 6.94 kilos (15.3 lbs) to the scale
- Allen’s swamp monkey bringing 4.75 kilos (10.47 lbs) to the scale
- Pig-tailed langur bringing 7.39 kilos (16.29 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Capped langur
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Trachypithecus pileatus:
- Red forest duiker with a weight of 12.36 kilos (27.25 lbs)
- Gray snub-nosed monkey with a weight of 12.27 kilos (27.05 lbs)
- Mantled guereza with a weight of 9.96 kilos (21.96 lbs)
- Roosevelt’s muntjac with a weight of 10.76 kilos (23.72 lbs)
- Aders’s duiker with a weight of 9.25 kilos (20.39 lbs)
- Pygathrix bieti with a weight of 11 kilos (24.25 lbs)
- Dingiso with a weight of 9.4 kilos (20.72 lbs)
- Cape grysbok with a weight of 10.47 kilos (23.08 lbs)
- Pennant’s colobus with a weight of 10.9 kilos (24.03 lbs)
- Side-striped jackal with a weight of 10.4 kilos (22.93 lbs)
Animals with the same size as a Capped langur
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Capped langur:
- Andean mountain cat with a size of 60.2 cm (2′ 0″)
- Gelada with a size of 62 cm (2′ 1″)
- Dusky pademelon with a size of 54.5 cm (1′ 10″)
- Hispid hare with a size of 46 cm (1′ 7″)
- Vancouver Island marmot with a size of 46.7 cm (1′ 7″)
- Servaline genet with a size of 49.4 cm (1′ 8″)
- Stump-tailed macaque with a size of 60 cm (2′ 0″)
- Lowlands tree-kangaroo with a size of 60.3 cm (2′ 0″)
- Western long-beaked echidna with a size of 67.5 cm (2′ 3″)
- Gray fox with a size of 60.3 cm (2′ 0″)