gray snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi) Description Rhinopithecus brelichi
Date 1903
Source Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903
Author Joseph Smit (1836–1929) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Smit
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinopithecus_brelichi_Smit.jpg
The gray snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi), also known as Brelich's snub-nosed monkey, Guizhou snub-nosed monkey, and Guizhou golden monkey, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to China, where it is known as the Guizhou golden hair monkey (黔金丝猴) or gray golden hair monkey (灰金丝猴). It is threatened by habitat loss. Of the three species of snub-nosed monkeys in China, the gray snub-nosed monkey is the most threatened, with a total population of less than 750 in around 20 groups surviving in the wild. Order: Primates, Family: Cercopithecidae, Genus: Rhinopithecus, Species: R. brelichi, Rhinopithecus brelichi (Thomas, 1903), Synonyms: Pygathrix brelichi.