Snub-Nosed MonkeysThe snub-nosed genus, Rhinopitecus,
includes 5 species and 3 subspecies |
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (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 her habitat for as long as four...
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GrAy Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi)CONSERVATION STATUS: 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 species may be present in nearby forests. They live in mixed deciduous and evergreen mountain forests...
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Myanmar Snub-Nosed Monkey (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...
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Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus)CONSERVATION STATUS: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Presumed extinct before its rediscovery in 1989, the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey is one of the world’s most endangered primates. Found only in Vietnam, this rare and elusive Old World monkey is one of two Rhinopithecus species found in Southeast Asia, the...
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Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti)CONSERVATION STATUS: ENDANGERED
The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, also referred to as the black snub-nosed monkey is endemic to a remote valley of the Himalayas - the Yunling region in southwestern China, which borders the Tibet Autonomous Region to the northwest, the provinces...
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