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Rhinopithecus roxellana | Golden Snub-nosed Monkey

 

Best spot:  Sichuan, China

Primatology

 

Taxonomy

Moupin Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (R. r. roxellana) -- China (Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan)

 

Hubei Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (R. r. hubeiensis) -- China

 

Qinling Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (R. r. qinlingensis) -- China

 

IUCN Conservation Status

Endangered

 

Of all five species of snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus spp.), the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey is the only one with recognized subspecies.

 

Seeing this Species

 

 

 

 

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Illustration by Arthurnov Migo

 

 

Page last updated: 16 February 2014

 

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