{"id":82011,"date":"2026-01-11T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T07:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=82011"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:11:13","slug":"phayres-leaf-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/phayres-leaf-monkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Phayre&#8217;s Leaf Monkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Phayre&#8217;s Leaf Monkey Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, it was found that rapid habitat destruction forces arboreal Phayre\u2019s leaf monkey to alter its habits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Phayre&#8217;s Leaf Monkey<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phayre&#8217;s leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei) is a species of <\/span><b>Old World monkey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is <\/span><b>diurnal and arboreal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other names:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The primate is known as <\/span><b>chasma bandor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (in Bengali) and <\/span><b>chasma-chakuwa<\/b> <b>bandar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(in Assamese).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a <\/span><b>white coloration around the ventral<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mouth, and eye area. The broad ring-shaped patches around the eyes resemble spectacles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It inhabits <\/span><b>tropical, deciduous, and evergreen forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can also be seen in bamboo clusters and rubber plantations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in <\/span><b>North-East India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (mainly found in Tripura, Assam and Mizoram), Eastern Bangladesh, and Western Myanmar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It feeds primarily on young leaves, shoots, and flowers, occasionally consuming fruits and seeds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Behavior:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Phayre&#8217;s leaf monkeys <\/span><b>are very shy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and typically flee when threatened. They spend over 75% of their time feeding within tree tops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its specialised <\/span><b>multi-chambered stomach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enables it to digest fibrous leaves efficiently, contributing to nutrient cycling and seed dispersal in the ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 habitat loss, forest fragmentation and hunting<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Phayre&#8217;s Leaf Monkey<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN Red List: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix II<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/ringed-eyes-in-the-canopy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phayre\u2019s leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei) is a diurnal, arboreal Old World monkey found in Northeast India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. 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