Golden snub-nosed monkey  (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

Facts

Also known as:Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey
Previously known as:Pygathrix roxellana
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Cercopithecidae
Genus Rhinopithecus (1)
Size Head-body length: 570 - 760 mm (2)
Tail length: 510 - 720 mm (2)
Male weight: 15 – 39 kg (3)
Female weight: 6.5 – 10 kg (3)

Status

All subspecies of the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) – the Hubei golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana hubeiensis) the Qinling golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) and the Moupin golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana roxellana) – are Classified as Vulnerable (VU C2a) on the IUCN Red List 2003 (1).