About Purple-Faced Langur The purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus), sometimes known as the purple-faced leaf monkey, is a species of Old World monkey that is only found in Sri Lanka and is one of the most endangered primates on the planet. ...[ read more ]
Tufted Gray Langur – Sri Lanka
About Tufted Gray Langur Tufted Gray Langur is divided into two subspecies: Semnopithecus priam priam, which lives in India, and Semnopithecus priam thersites, which lives in Sri Lanka. When it comes to the evolution of these two subspecies, there are ...[ read more ]
Toque Macaque | Sri Lanka
About Toque Macaque Known locally as the rilewa or rilawa in Sri Lanka, the toque macaque (Macaca sinica) is a reddish-brown-colored Old World monkey that is native to the island nation (hence “rillow” in the Oxford English Dictionary). It gets ...[ read more ]
Red Slender Loris – Sri Lanka
About Red Slender Loris The red slender loris (Loris tardigradus) is a small, nocturnal strepsirrhine monkey that is unique to Sri Lanka’s jungles. It is a member of the genus Loris. That makes it the sixth most important focal species ...[ read more ]
Gray Slender Loris – Sri Lanka
About Gray Slender Loris The Loridae family includes the gray slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus), a monkey species. Subtropical and tropical dry woods and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests are home to this species, which is native to India and ...[ read more ]