Mammal

Black-and-white Snub-nosed Monkey Facts Rhinopithecus bieti

MammalHengduan Mountains of Yunnan and Tibet in southwestern ChinaHerbivore

The black-and-white snub-nosed monkey is a high-altitude primate endemic to the Hengduan Mountains of southwestern China, living year-round in cold montane forests.

Habitat: Mountain
Diet: Seasonal plant foods including young leaves, fruit and lichens; lichens are especially important in winter

Classification

Family: Cercopithecidae. Order: Primates.

Black-and-white Snub-nosed Monkey Habitat

Black-and-white Snub-nosed Monkeys live in Mountain and Conifer Forest and Mixed Forest habitats. Their recorded range includes Hengduan Mountains of Yunnan and Tibet in southwestern China. Suitable food, shelter, and conditions for raising young help shape that range.

What Do Black-and-white Snub-nosed Monkeys Eat?

Diet classification: Herbivore. Recorded foods: Seasonal plant foods including young leaves, fruit and lichens; lichens are especially important in winter.

Black-and-white Snub-nosed Monkey Conservation Status

Black-and-white Snub-nosed Monkey is listed here as Endangered. Protecting habitat, maintaining healthy prey or food sources, and reducing human pressure are important parts of conserving wild populations.

Quick facts

Region: Hengduan Mountains of Yunnan and Tibet in southwestern China
Habitat: Mountain, Conifer Forest, Mixed Forest
Diet: Herbivore
Size: Adult males have a head-body length of about 74–83 cm
Weight: 11 kg

Fun facts

Some groups forage above 4,700 m elevation, among the highest elevations used by non-human primates.
Lichens can dominate the diet during cold high-altitude winters when other foods are scarce.
The name black-and-white snub-nosed monkey helps distinguish this species from the darker Rhinopithecus strykeri.

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