Douc

The genus Pygathrix belongs to the subfamily Colobinae (leaf-eating-monkeys). There are 3 members of this genus: Red-Shanked Douc, Pygathrix nemaeus Black-Shanked Douc, Pygathrix nigripe Gray-shanked Douc, Pygathrix cinerea

These colobus monkeys have an extremely striking appearance. At present three subspecies are recognised, the red-shanked douc (Pygathrix nemaeus) characteristically has bright maroon legs and reddish patches around the eyes. In contrast, the grey-shanked douc (Pygathrix cinereus) is less vibrant, with speckled grey legs and orange markings on the face. Both have dappled grey bodies, black hands and feet and white cheeks, although the cheek hairs of the red-shanked douc are much longer. The black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripe) has black legs. Their long hind limbs and tail allow these monkeys to be wonderfully agile in their treetop habitat.