Tufted Langur
Semnopithecus priam
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusSemnopithecus (Grey and Nilgiri Langurs)
- SpeciesSemnopithecus priam (Tufted Langur)
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tufted Langur in Wilpattu National Park?
About 74% of visitor-days record a Tufted Langur sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tufted Langur in Wilpattu National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Tufted Langur in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.