Guizhou Snub-nosed Monkey

The Guizhou snub-nosed monkey has long fur grading from dark brown above to grey lower on the body, with a pale patch between the shoulders and gingery-red underparts in adult males. Its bare face is whitish with darker bluish skin around the eyes, and the greatly reduced nasal bones produce the characteristic snub-nosed profile. Adults measure approximately 66–72cm from head to body; males weigh 14–15kg and females about 8kg. The long tail can reach roughly 97cm. (Handbook of the Mammals of the World species treatment)

This monkey is confined to the forests of Fanjingshan in Guizhou, China, where it occupies steep mountainous terrain covered by mixed deciduous, evergreen broadleaf and coniferous forest. It is chiefly arboreal, moving by walking, climbing, leaping and occasional arm-swinging, though it sometimes travels on the ground. Family units of five to ten, each centered on one adult male, gather into much larger bands. Its seasonally changing diet includes leaves, buds, flowers, fruits, seeds and insects. (Bleisch et al. 1993; Xiang et al. 2012)