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Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys in a snow covered tree

Yunnan snub-nosed monkey

Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys live at the highest altitude of any primate, except for humans. The forests they live in are 3,000-4,500m above sea level, and they wander far and wide in search of food.

Scientific name: Rhinopithecus bieti

Rank: Species

Common names:

Black snub-nosed monkey

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Distribution

Map showing the distribution of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey taxa

Species range provided by WWF's Wildfinder.

The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey can be found in a number of locations including: Asia, China. Find out more about these places and what else lives there.

Habitats

The following habitats are found across the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey distribution range. Find out more about these environments, what it takes to live there and what else inhabits them.

Mountains
Mountains Coniferous forest
Coniferous forest

Behaviours

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Additional data source: Animal Diversity Web

Conservation Status

Endangered

  1. EX - Extinct
  2. EW
  3. CR - Threatened
  4. EN - Threatened
  5. VU - Threatened
  6. NT
  7. LC - Least concern

Population trend: Decreasing

Year assessed: 2008

Classified by: IUCN 3.1

About

The black snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti), also known as the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, is an endangered species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is endemic to China, where it is known to the locals as the Yunnan golden hair monkey (滇金丝猴) and the black golden hair monkey (黑金丝猴).[citation needed] It is threatened by habitat loss. It was named after Bishop Félix Biet who collected it.

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