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Nilgiri langur size: How big do they get?

How big does a Nilgiri langur get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Nilgiri langur (Trachypithecus johnii) reaches an average size of 55.3 cm (1′ 10″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 10.6 kg (23.36 lbs). A Nilgiri langur has 1 babies at once. The Nilgiri langur (genus: Trachypithecus) is a member of the family Cercopithecidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Nilgiri langur is (1' 10

The Nilgiri langur (Semnopithecus johnii) is a langur (a type of Old World monkey) found in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats in South India. Its range also includes Kodagu in Karnataka, Kodayar Hills in Tamil Nadu, and many other hilly areas in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This primate has glossy black fur on its body and golden brown fur on its head. It is similar in size and long-tailed like the gray langurs. Females have a white patch of fur on the inner thigh. It typically lives in troops of nine to ten monkeys. Its diet consists of fruits, shoots and leaves. The species is classified as vulnerable due to habitat destruction and poaching for its fur and flesh, the latter believed to have aphrodisiac properties.

Animals of the same family as a Nilgiri langur

We found other animals of the Cercopithecidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Nilgiri langur

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Nilgiri langur:

Animals with the same litter size as a Nilgiri langur

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Nilgiri langur:

Animals with the same weight as a Nilgiri langur

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Trachypithecus johnii: