Golden snub-nosed monkey: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the golden snub-nosed monkey lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinopithecus roxellana
Group	Monkeys
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Primates
Family	Cercopithecidae

Where does the golden snub-nosed monkey live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the golden snub-nosed monkey in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata lists it as endemic to People's Republic of China.

China

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the golden snub-nosed monkey endangered?

The golden snub-nosed monkey’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the golden snub-nosed monkey?

The golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is a mammal in the order Primates and the family Cercopithecidae, genus Rhinopithecus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the golden snub-nosed monkey

The golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is an Old World monkey in the subfamily Colobinae. It is endemic to a small area in temperate, mountainous forests of central and Southwest China. They inhabit these mountainous forests of Southwestern China at elevations of 1,500–3,400 m (4,900–11,200 ft) above sea level. The Chinese name is Sichuan golden hair monkey (四川金丝猴). It is also widely referred to as the Sichuan snub-nosed monkey. Of the three species of snub-nosed monkeys in China, the golden snub-nosed monkey is the most widely distributed throughout China.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Golden snub-nosed monkey (revision 1372492212), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q756080 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).