SNUB-NOSED MONKEYS
SNUB-NOSED MONKEYS
The snub-nosed genus, Rhinopithecus, includes five species and three subspecies
Rhinopithecus roxellana
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
Endemic to a fragmented area along the Tibetan Plateau in southwestern China, the endangered golden snub-nosed monkey is one of the few primates who thrive in temperate montane forests. With snow blanketing their habitat for as long as four months in the winter, the golden snub-nosed monkey can withstand the coldest…
Rhinopithecus brelichi
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
The gray snub-nosed monkey is found in the Fanjingshan Nature Reserve in the Wuling Mountains in south-central China. There is also evidence that the species may be present in nearby forests. They live in mixed deciduous and evergreen mountain forests with heavy rainfall (79 in, or 200 cm, per year) and snowfall in…
Rhinopithecus strykeri
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Discovered in 2010 and identified as a new species in 2011, the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey lives between N’mai Hka River and Salween River in Kashin State at the border of Myanmar and China. Although the exact distribution of this monkey population requires more investigation, it is estimated that the total population…
Rhinopithecus avunculus
CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Presumed extinct before its rediscovery in 1989, the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, also called Dollman’s snub-nosed monkey, is one of the world’s most endangered primates. Found only in northern Vietnam, this rare and elusive Old World monkey is one of two Rhinopithecus species found in Southeast Asia, the other being the…
Rhinopithecus bieti
CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, also referred to as the black-and-white snub-nosed monkey or black snub-nosed monkey, is endemic to the Yunnan Province of China—specifically in the Yunling mountain range in northwestern Yunnan and southeastern Tibet. This region borders the Tibet Autonomous Region to the…