There are 15 species of langurs on the Indian Subcontinent, inhabiting forest, open lightly wooded habitats, and urban areas. Langurs are covered with a long fur that can be silver, grey, brown, golden, red or black depending on the environment. Langurs are also known as "leaf-eating monkeys" because they feed mostly on the leaves. Other than leaves, they also eat fruit, shoots, roots, seeds, flowers, grass.