List of endangered species in Vietnam
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The following is a list of endangered species inhabiting Vietnam[1]
[edit] The Delacour's Langur (Trachypithecus delacouri)
A type of leaf-eating langur that has an unusually long and bushy tail with white hips. It is also one of the most endangered primates in the world. Only about 300 Delacour's langurs are alive today, and experts fear they could be completely extinct by 2014 if the current rate of decline continues. The monkeys are being pushed to the brink by hunting for the Chinese traditional medicine trade. Hunting has forced the animal into a few extreme strongholds, where steep limestone cliffs grant a little protection from poachers.
[edit] Black-crested Gibbons (Nomascus concolor)
All black, adult females vary from yellow and beige to orange-yellow and usually have dark hair on the chest or belly; infants are yellow with no tails and long arms. Pressure from hunters is blamed for the apes effectively losing their voices. Researchers have been unable to identify the Bac Kan group as they have stopped their signature early morning songs. Males and females sing complex harmonies to mate and to mark territory.
[edit] References
- ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, searching animals native to Vietnam in categories "endangered" and "critically endangered."
