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The golden snub-nosed monkey [3] (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is an Old World monkey in the subfamily Colobinae. [3] It is endemic to a small area in temperate, mountainous forests of central and Southwest China. [4] They inhabit these mountainous forests of Southwestern China at elevations of 1,500–3,400 m (4,900–11,200 ft) above sea level. [5]
The golden [2] and black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys [3] are both endangered species, while the other three species are critically endangered. [4] [5] [6] Golden snub-nosed monkey communities with large populations have high genetic diversity, but also show higher levels of recent inbreeding than other snub-nosed monkeys. [7]
Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Black-and-white snub-nosed monkey. R. bieti (A. Milne-Edwards, 1897) Southern China: Size: 74–83 cm (29–33 in) long, plus 51–72 cm (20–28 in) tail [225] Habitat: Forest [226] Diet: Leaves, fruit, and lichen [225] EN 1,000 [226] Golden snub-nosed ...
Black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys. The black-and-white snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti), [3] [4] also known as the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, [5] is a large black and white primate that lives only in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan, [6] where it is known to the locals as the Yunnan golden hair monkey (Chinese: 滇金丝猴) and the black-and-white snub-nosed monkey ...
Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN. ... Black snub-nosed monkey; Golden snub-nosed monkey;
Like all langurs, this species' tail is noticeably long, measuring up to 98 cm in length while the body is only around 55 cm long. [4] The two subspecies of this monkey are fairly similar in appearance and are geographically separated; males and females are both usually glossy black, although the females pale, yellowish-white patch around the pubic area.
Gee's golden langur Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorhini Infraorder: Simiiformes Family: Cercopithecidae Genus: Trachypithecus Species: T. geei Binomial name Trachypithecus geei (Khajuria, 1956) Subspecies Trachypithecus geei geei ...
The gray snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi), [1] also known as Brelich's snub-nosed monkey, Guizhou snub-nosed monkey, and Guizhou golden monkey, [4] is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. [1] [2] It is endemic to China, [1] where it is known as the Guizhou golden hair monkey (黔金丝猴) or gray golden hair monkey ...