Yunnan snub-nosed monkey  (Rhinopithecus bieti)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (13/02/06) by Matt Richardson, independent primatologist and writer.

Glossary

Lichen: A composite organism made up of a fungus in a co-operative partnership with an alga. Owing to this partnership, lichens can thrive in harsh environments such as mountaintops and polar regions. Characteristically forms a crustlike or branching growth on rocks or tree trunks.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  3. Richardson, M. (2006) Pers. Comm.
  4. CITES (November, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California - MYSTERY OF THE YUNNAN SNUB-NOSED MONKEY (November, 2002)
    http://ieas.berkeley.edu/events/2003.04.17.html
  6. Animal Info (November, 2002)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/rhinbiet.htm
  7. Small, F.M. (1997) China's Mountain Monkeys. New Scientist, 154 (2084): 38.
  8. Renmei, R., Kirkpatrick, R.C., Jablonski, N.G., Bleisch, W.V. and Canh, L.X. (1998) Conservation status and prospects of the snub-nosed langurs (Colobinae: Rhinopithecus). In: Jablonski, N.G. Ed. The Natural History of the Doucs and Snub-nosed Monkeys. World Scientific, Singapore.