Black Snub-nosed Monkey

• Common Name: Black-and-white snub-nosed monkey
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1897
• Monkey Size: 74 to 83 cm (29.13 to 32.68 in)
• Skin Color(s): Black
• Habitat: Forest, mountains
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: China

The black-and-white snub-nosed monkey^[1], also called the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, is a large black-and-white primate living only in Yunnan Province in southern China, where it is known to the local population as the Yunnan golden-haired monkey.

• Males weigh between 15 and 17 kg, females between 6.5 and 10 kg.
• They share characteristics with other snub-nosed monkeys, concave nostrils and thick lips.
• However, these monkeys are the only black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys with long hair.
• Males have distinctive crowns of dark hair that hang forward and form a crest about 97 to 120 mm (3.7 to 4.7 in) long.
• Their faces are white with pink lips and black noses. The fur on the arms, back, and lower legs are black, with white tufts on the elbows.
• A whitish-gray fur covers its cheeks to the ventral side and covers the abdomen, neck, and thighs.

• The species gets the “snub-nosed” part of its name due to its lack of nasal bones. This is considered its most distinctive feature.
• Black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys are the most sexually dimorphic snub-nosed monkeys, with males being 50 percent larger than females.
• Groups of black snub-nosed monkeys are relatively calm, communicating primarily through eye contact and gestures when foraging and resting.
• Flocks of black snub-nosed monkeys move in single file to new resting and feeding areas. They move daily and seasonally in response to environmental variables such as slope, temperature, and sunlight.
• Compared to males, females and young black snub-nosed monkeys are not as black and have shorter hair on their thighs, crowns, and backs.