Grey Snub-nosed Monkey
Rhinopithecus brelichi
Conservation Status
Critically EndangeredMammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae
About
The gray snub-nosed monkey, also known as Brelich's snub-nosed monkey, Guizhou snub-nosed monkey, and Guizhou golden monkey, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to China, where it is known as the Guizhou golden hair monkey (黔金丝猴) or gray golden hair monkey (灰金丝猴). It is threatened by habitat loss. Of the three species of snub-nosed monkeys in China, the gray snub-nosed monkey is the most threatened, with a total population thought to number fewer than 400 individuals.
Fun Fact
Its social structure is based on small groups that band together into larger troops of up to 400 or more individuals, traveling, feeding and sleeping.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat consists of mixed deciduous and evergreen broadleaf forests, including secondary forest, but not coniferous forest.
Diet
Feeds on a variety of young leaves, leaf and flower buds, bark, fruits, certain petioles (e.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Destruction
- Pollution
- Invasive Species
- Over-Collection
- Climate Change