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Phayre’s Leaf Monkey Trachypithecus phayrei
Endangered
Extant (resident)
Bangladesh, India (Assam, Mizoram, Tripura), Myanmar
Phayre’s leaf monkey, also known as Phayre’s langur, are remarkable Old World monkeys distinguished by large, white-rimmed eyes that lend them a “spectacled” appearance. Known locally as ‘Chasma bandar’ they live mostly in the lush forests of India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Major threats to their survival include habitat destruction from palm oil and rubber plantations, illegal hunting for traditional medicine, and habitat encroachment depleting their natural food sources. An emerging threat is interbreeding with other threatened monkey species. Join the fight to protect this unique species: #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket! If you care about animals, consider going #Vegan to protect their habitat and lives.
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Appearance & Behaviour
• Known locally as Chasma bandar in Bengali due to their “spectacled” appearance.
• Spend the majority of their time feeding, resting, and grooming.
• Often adapt their diet to available resources, including invasive species in rubber plantations.
The Phayre’s leaf monkey has a striking species with soft, bluish-brown fur that contrasts with white patches around their eyes and mouth, giving them a bespectacled look. These monkeys move gracefully through the forest canopy, often leaping from tree to tree with agility. Living in small social groups, they demonstrate close bonds through grooming and playing. Their social hierarchy typically includes an alpha male, and they communicate with distinctive vocalisations such as loud calls for alarms and softer sounds for group cohesion. Watching these langurs traverse the trees with calm, measured movements is an awe-inspiring sight, underscoring their crucial role in the forest ecosystem.
Threats
Habitat destruction and fragmentation
Vast areas of their habitat are lost due to commercial logging, agriculture, and monoculture plantations, especially for palm oil and rubber. This reduction in forest cover isolates populations and limits their food sources, further endangering their survival.
Hunting and Traditional Medicine
Phayre’s leaf monkeys are hunted for their gallstones, which are falsely believed to have medicinal properties. Additionally, they are hunted for meat in certain regions, severely impacting their population numbers.
Rubber Monoculture Deforestation
In areas like Tripura, large-scale rubber plantations have replaced natural forests, pushing the Phayre’s leaf monkey to adapt their diet to rubber leaves, which may not meet their full nutritional needs. This dependency compromises their health and survival in the wild.
Roadkill and Electrocution
Increasing roads and power lines within their forest habitat put Phayre’s leaf monkeys at risk of fatal encounters with vehicles and electrocution, both common threats as development encroaches further into their territory.
Palm Oil Monoculture Deforestation
The relentless expansion of palm oil plantations destroys primary forests, forcing Phayre’s leaf monkeys into limited spaces with reduced food availability, directly contributing to their population decline.
Interbreeding with other endangered monkey species
Species hybridisation with other endangered monkey species such as Capped Langurs in Bangladesh is occuring due to increased pressure on food sources through habitat destruction.
Habitat
This monkey occupies dense tropical, evergreen, and deciduous forests of Northeast India, Bangladesh, and parts of Myanmar. They prefer habitats with dense canopies for protection and ease of movement, where they share resources with other arboreal species but tend to avoid direct competition.
Diet
Phayre’s leaf monkeys are primarily folivorous, feeding on young leaves, shoots, and occasionally fruits, seeds, and flowers. In rubber plantation areas, they consume rubber leaves due to the scarcity of other natural foods, though their natural diet consists of a wide variety of native plants.
Mating and breeding
Phayre’s leaf monkeys exhibit complex social structures and mating behaviours. Females reach reproductive maturity at around five years, with a gestation period of approximately 205 days. These langurs practice polygynous mating, where dominant males mate with several females and play a protective role in the group. Young are cared for by their mothers, with weaning occurring at about 19-21 months.
Support Phayre’s Leaf Monkeys by going vegan and boycotting palm oil in the supermarket, it’s the #Boycott4Wildlife
Local and international conservation measures are in place for Phayre’s leaf monkey, including protection under CITES Appendix II and national wildlife laws in India and Bangladesh. Local NGOs and conservation groups are actively working to safeguard their habitats. Indigenous-led conservation efforts, focusing on traditional ecological knowledge, are crucial for their survival. Learn more about indigenous conservation approaches here and here.
Support the conservation of this species
This animal has no protections in place. Read about other forgotten species here. Create art to support this forgotten animal or raise awareness about them by sharing this post and using the #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife hashtags on social media. Also you can boycott palm oil in the supermarket.
Further Information
Bose, J., & Bhattacharjee, A. (2021, February). Perils of the Phayre’s leaf monkey. Mongabay India. Retrieved from https://india.mongabay.com/2021/02/perils-of-the-phayres-leaf-monkey/
Chetry, D., & Ahmed, T. (2021). Trachypithecus phayrei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021 https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/175862145/175862149
Nelaballi, S. (2023, September 23). Phayre’s Langur: A future denied. RoundGlass Sustain.
Wikipedia contributors. (2024, October 30). Phayre’s leaf monkey. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from
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Giant Pangolin Smutsia gigantea
Endangered
Extant (resident)Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d’Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea (mainland)); Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; South Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
Presence Uncertain
Benin; Burkina Faso; Kenya; Niger
The Giant Pangolin is are the largest and heaviest of the pangolin species weighing up to 33 kilos. Males can be up to 1.8 metres long. These majestic creature are cloaked in keratin armour and embark on nightly quests through Central and West Africa’s lush landscapes. By the light of the moon, they use their keen sense of smell to hunt down ants and termites. As they navigate a world fraught with dangers from habitat destruction, poaching and illegal hunting, the survival of these enigmatic beings hangs in balance, urging us to reflect on our impact on their dwindling world. Help them to survive every single time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycottmeat, be #vegan and #Boycott4Wildlife.The largest and heaviest #pangolin in the world is the Giant Pangolin of #Uganda 🇺🇬 #Congo 🇨🇩 #WestAfrica. Endangered by #palmoil and #cocoa #deforestation and #poaching Help them survive when u #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #COP16 @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7jM
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Giant pangolins have several quirky traits: they consume up to 70 million insects annually, primarily through nocturnal feasts, and lack teeth, instead swallowing stones to aid digestion. They walk on the sides of their wrists to protect their claws and have a keen sense of smell to compensate for their poor vision.
Appearance & Behaviour
Unique among mammals, their scales are made of keratin, the same material as human hair and nails. These account for around 20% of their body weight. These characteristics underscore their unique ecological niche and fascinating adaptations.The Giant Pangolin is the of the pangolin species. With males around 1.8 meters in length and females reaching up to 1.36 meters in length.
Their bodies are adorned with thick, keratin scales that serve as armour against predators. These scales, combined with their significant size, set them apart as majestic creatures of the west African jungle.
Giant Pangolins are nocturnal and rely upon their exceptional sense of smell to locate the 19 specific species of ants and termites that comprise their diet. Despite their poor eyesight, they are adept at navigating their diverse habitats, from forested swamps to moist tropical forests across Central and West Africa. Their methodical consumption of insects, aided by ingesting small stones for digestion, highlights their crucial ecological role as pest controllers.
Threats
- Hunting and Poaching: The primary threat to Giant Pangolins comes from hunting and poaching for bushmeat and traditional medicine. This significantly impacts their populations across Africa.
- Bushmeat: These animals are desirable on the illegal bushmeat markets, contributing to an increased pressure on their numbers.
- Illegal International Trade: Despite protections, a substantial illegal trade persists, with significant quantities of scales trafficked internationally, posing a major threat to their survival.
- Habitat Loss: Deforestation and habitat degradation for palm oil, meat and cocoa along with mining especially in West Africa, pose severe threats to their habitats, impacting their area of occupancy and survival rates.
Habitat
The Giant Pangolin inhabits a diverse range of environments across Africa, from primary and secondary rainforests to gallery and swamp forests, as well as forest-savannah mosaics and wooded savannahs. Their presence extends from sea level in Gabon to high altitudes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, indicating a versatile adaptation to various ecosystems. This species is thought to rely on access to permanent water sources. Their wide geographic range underscores the importance of varied habitats for their survival, from Uganda’s savannah woodlands to Tanzania’s miombo woodlands.Diet
The Giant Pangolin’s diet is highly specialised and focuses almost exclusively on ants and termites. They are capable of consuming around 70 million insects per year. They are therefore known as the forest ecosystem’s natural pest controllers. Their eating habits are unique, involving up to 90 meals in a single night, with each meal lasting about a minute. This efficient feeding strategy is facilitated by their long, sticky tongues, adept at extracting insects from nests, despite the pangolins’ lack of teeth, requiring them to ingest small stones to aid in grinding their food.Mating and breeding
Giant pangolins have a unique reproductive cycle, with little known about their breeding habits. They usually give birth once, following a gestation of around 140 days, to a single young that is born with open eyes and soft scales. These newborns, weighing about 500g, initially move on their bellies and display a defense mechanism by secreting a yellow substance from their anal glands. The mother’s care extends to nursing for 3-4 months and includes carrying the young on her tail during foraging. This intimate parenting underscores the species’ complex social behaviors within their habitats, spanning from rainforests to savannah woodlands, indicating a reliance on diverse ecosystems and possibly on permanent water sources.Support Giant Pangolins by going vegan and boycotting palm oil in the supermarket, it’s the #Boycott4Wildlife
Gorongosa National Park: Pangolin rehabilitation programmeFurther Information
Nixon, S., Pietersen, D., Challender, D., Hoffmann, M., Godwill Ichu, I., Bruce, T., Ingram, D.J., Matthews, N. & Shirley, M.H. 2019. Smutsia gigantea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T12762A123584478. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T12762A123584478.en. Accessed on 29 February 2024.Quaglia, Sofia; Endangered giant pangolin spotted in Senegal after nearly 24 years. Nature.
Giant Pangolin Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_pangolin
Giant Pangolin Animalia.bio: https://animalia.bio/giant-pangolin
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3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.
https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20
https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20
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Learn about “sustainable” palm oil greenwashing
Read more about RSPO greenwashing
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Human health hazardsA 2019 World Health Organisation (WHO) report into the palm oil industry and RSPO finds extensive greenwashing of palm oil deforestation and the murder of endangered animals (i.e. biodiversity loss)
https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/10/27/giant-pangolin-smutsia-gigantea/
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Phayre’s Leaf Monkey Trachypithecus phayrei
Endangered
Extant (resident)Bangladesh, India (Assam, Mizoram, Tripura), Myanmar
Phayre’s leaf monkey, also known as Phayre’s langur, are remarkable Old World monkeys distinguished by large, white-rimmed eyes that lend them a “spectacled” appearance. Known locally as ‘Chasma bandar’ they live mostly in the lush forests of India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Major threats to their survival include habitat destruction from palm oil and rubber plantations, illegal hunting for traditional medicine, and habitat encroachment depleting their natural food sources. An emerging threat is interbreeding with other threatened monkey species. Join the fight to protect this unique species: #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket! If you care about animals, consider going #Vegan to protect their habitat and lives.Known as ‘Chasma Bandar’ for their beautiful spectacled eyes 👓🐵🐒 Phayre’s leaf monkeys are a distinctive #monkey in #India 🇮🇳 #Bangladesh 🇧🇩, #endangered by #palmoil #deforestation 🌴🔥🚫 Fight for them! #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-95q
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Appearance & Behaviour
• Known locally as Chasma bandar in Bengali due to their “spectacled” appearance.• Spend the majority of their time feeding, resting, and grooming.
• Often adapt their diet to available resources, including invasive species in rubber plantations.
The Phayre’s leaf monkey has a striking species with soft, bluish-brown fur that contrasts with white patches around their eyes and mouth, giving them a bespectacled look. These monkeys move gracefully through the forest canopy, often leaping from tree to tree with agility. Living in small social groups, they demonstrate close bonds through grooming and playing. Their social hierarchy typically includes an alpha male, and they communicate with distinctive vocalisations such as loud calls for alarms and softer sounds for group cohesion. Watching these langurs traverse the trees with calm, measured movements is an awe-inspiring sight, underscoring their crucial role in the forest ecosystem.
Threats
Habitat destruction and fragmentation
Vast areas of their habitat are lost due to commercial logging, agriculture, and monoculture plantations, especially for palm oil and rubber. This reduction in forest cover isolates populations and limits their food sources, further endangering their survival.Hunting and Traditional Medicine
Phayre’s leaf monkeys are hunted for their gallstones, which are falsely believed to have medicinal properties. Additionally, they are hunted for meat in certain regions, severely impacting their population numbers.Rubber Monoculture Deforestation
In areas like Tripura, large-scale rubber plantations have replaced natural forests, pushing the Phayre’s leaf monkey to adapt their diet to rubber leaves, which may not meet their full nutritional needs. This dependency compromises their health and survival in the wild.Roadkill and Electrocution
Increasing roads and power lines within their forest habitat put Phayre’s leaf monkeys at risk of fatal encounters with vehicles and electrocution, both common threats as development encroaches further into their territory.Palm Oil Monoculture Deforestation
The relentless expansion of palm oil plantations destroys primary forests, forcing Phayre’s leaf monkeys into limited spaces with reduced food availability, directly contributing to their population decline.Interbreeding with other endangered monkey species
Species hybridisation with other endangered monkey species such as Capped Langurs in Bangladesh is occuring due to increased pressure on food sources through habitat destruction.Habitat
This monkey occupies dense tropical, evergreen, and deciduous forests of Northeast India, Bangladesh, and parts of Myanmar. They prefer habitats with dense canopies for protection and ease of movement, where they share resources with other arboreal species but tend to avoid direct competition.Diet
Phayre’s leaf monkeys are primarily folivorous, feeding on young leaves, shoots, and occasionally fruits, seeds, and flowers. In rubber plantation areas, they consume rubber leaves due to the scarcity of other natural foods, though their natural diet consists of a wide variety of native plants.Mating and breeding
Phayre’s leaf monkeys exhibit complex social structures and mating behaviours. Females reach reproductive maturity at around five years, with a gestation period of approximately 205 days. These langurs practice polygynous mating, where dominant males mate with several females and play a protective role in the group. Young are cared for by their mothers, with weaning occurring at about 19-21 months.Support Phayre’s Leaf Monkeys by going vegan and boycotting palm oil in the supermarket, it’s the #Boycott4Wildlife
Local and international conservation measures are in place for Phayre’s leaf monkey, including protection under CITES Appendix II and national wildlife laws in India and Bangladesh. Local NGOs and conservation groups are actively working to safeguard their habitats. Indigenous-led conservation efforts, focusing on traditional ecological knowledge, are crucial for their survival. Learn more about indigenous conservation approaches here and here.Support the conservation of this species
This animal has no protections in place. Read about other forgotten species here. Create art to support this forgotten animal or raise awareness about them by sharing this post and using the #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife hashtags on social media. Also you can boycott palm oil in the supermarket.Further Information
Bose, J., & Bhattacharjee, A. (2021, February). Perils of the Phayre’s leaf monkey. Mongabay India. Retrieved from https://india.mongabay.com/2021/02/perils-of-the-phayres-leaf-monkey/Chetry, D., & Ahmed, T. (2021). Trachypithecus phayrei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021 https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/175862145/175862149
Nelaballi, S. (2023, September 23). Phayre’s Langur: A future denied. RoundGlass Sustain.
Wikipedia contributors. (2024, October 30). Phayre’s leaf monkey. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from
How can I help the #Boycott4Wildlife?
Take Action in Five Ways
1. Join the #Boycott4Wildlife on social media and subscribe to stay in the loop: Share posts from this website to your own network on Twitter, Mastadon, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube using the hashtags #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife.2. Contribute stories: Academics, conservationists, scientists, indigenous rights advocates and animal rights advocates working to expose the corruption of the palm oil industry or to save animals can contribute stories to the website.
Wildlife Artist Juanchi Pérez in His Own Words
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Health Physician Dr Evan Allen: In His Own Words
The World’s Most Loved Cup: A Social, Ethical & Environmental History of Coffee by Aviary Doert
How do we stop the world’s ecosystems from going into a death spiral? A #SteadyState Economy
3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.
https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20
https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20
https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20
4. Take to the streets: Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.
5. Donate: Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. Donate here
Learn about other animals endangered by palm oil and other agriculture
Global
South America
S.E. Asia
India
Africa
West Papua & PNG
Giant Pangolin Smutsia gigantea
Solomon Islands skink Corucia zebrata
Andean Mountain Cat Leopardus jacobita
Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
Sambar deer Rusa unicolor
African Golden Cat Caracal aurata
Learn about “sustainable” palm oil greenwashing
Read more about RSPO greenwashing
Lying
Fake labels
Indigenous Land-grabbing
Human rights abuses
Deforestation
Human health hazardsA 2019 World Health Organisation (WHO) report into the palm oil industry and RSPO finds extensive greenwashing of palm oil deforestation and the murder of endangered animals (i.e. biodiversity loss)
https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/10/31/phayres-leaf-monkey-trachypithecus-phayrei/
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