The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, also known as the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, is a unique species in my country. It is only distributed at the junction of the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet in China, in the Yunling Mountains of the Hengduan Mountains on the southern edge of the Himalayas, and between the Lancang River and the Jinsha River. small area. It is a primate that lives above 3,000 meters above sea level except for humans in the world. At present, the total number of Yunnan golden monkeys is only about 1000-1500, which is very endangered and rare. It is a first-class key protected wild animal in my country.

Below, Let's take a brief look at the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey.

I. Basic information

【Chinese name】Dian Golden Snub-nosed Monkey

【Latin name】Black Snub-nosed Monkey

[Alias] Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, anti-nosed monkey, black snub-nosed monkey, black snub-nosed monkey

[Kingdom] Animalia

[Door] Chordate

【Subphylum】Vertebrate Subphylum

【Class】Mammalia

【Subclass】Zeuthera

【Order】 Primates

[suborder] anthropoid suborder

[family] monkey family

[subfamily] colobus subfamily

【 Genus: Monkey genus

[Species] Yunnan snub-nosed monkey

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Body type: Yunnan snub-nosed monkey body Length 51-83 cm, tail length 52-75 cm; males weigh 15-17 kg, females 9-12 kg.

2. Features: The fur of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey is not golden, but mainly gray, black and white. They have a pointed black crest on the top of their head, bluish gray or flesh pink around the eyes and snout, and dark blue nose upturned. The back of the body, hands, feet and tail are gray-black, with sparse gray-white long hairs on the back. The ventral surface, neck side, buttocks and inside of the limbs are all white.

3. Living habits

1. Habitat: The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey inhabits the alpine dark coniferous forest belt above 3000 meters above sea level, and its activity range can range from 2500 meters to 5000 meters high mountains. Usually in the spruce and fir forests at a height of 3500-4500 meters.

2. Diet: The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey mainly eats the tender leaves of conifers of Usnea and overwintering flower buds and leaf buds, and also eats the tender shoots and young leaves of Usnea and birch, and also eats it in July and August The bamboo shoots and tender bamboo leaves of arrow bamboo, and the fruit of sumac in winter.

3. Reproduction: The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey has a very low reproduction rate. Females reproduce about once every 3 years, and the gestation period is about 7 months.

IV. Protection level

The Yunnan golden monkey is a national first-class protected wild animal, and it is also included in the World Conservation Union Red List of Endangered Species, and Washington Convention CITES Appendix I Class protected animals. is a real national treasure.

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