Gray Snub-Nosed Monkey

• Common Name: Gray Snub-nosed Monkey
• Taxonomy Classification Year: 1903
• Monkey Size: 64 to 73 cm (25.2 to 28.7 in)
• Skin Color(s): Brown to gray
• Habitat: Forest, mountains
• Diet: Herbivorous
• Native Countries: China

The gray snub-nosed monkey^[1] (Rhinopithecus brelichi), also called Guizhou Golden monkey, Brelich’s snub-nosed monkey, and Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family.

• It is native to China, where it is called the Guizhou golden-haired monkey or gray golden-haired monkey.
• Adults are draped in long, fine hair, usually brown on the upper body to gray on the lower body, with a patch of white between the shoulder blades.
• Its neck, head, and the extremities of its limbs are black, save for a golden forehead. It has a golden chest and brown fur on the insides of the knees and the insides of the arms.
• The face is bluish-white bare skin and pink around the mouth and eyes, and it has a regal forehead and restricted nasal bones, giving it a snub-nosed look.
• Juveniles are shades of gray with patterns that change with age. Adult males are lighter in color than adult females and have white fur on the prominent nipples.

• The confirmed range of the gray snub-nosed monkey is endemic to China(Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve in Wuling Mountains of Guizhou Province).
• The diurnal species is considered semi-terrestrial and, when available, mainly inhabits trees.
• Locomotion combines “quadrupedal walking, leaping, climbing, semi-brachiation, and occasional full brachiation“.
• Their social structure is based on small groups forming large squads of 400 individuals or more that travel, feed, and sleep together.
• Of the 3 species of snub-nosed monkeys in China, the gray snub-nosed monkey is the most endangered, with the population estimated at fewer than 400 individuals.