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12-22-2016

Rhinopithecus brelichi

Rhinopithecus brelichi NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. The gray snub-nosed monkey, also known as Brelich’s snub-nosed monkey, Guizhou snub-nosed monkey, and Guizhou golden monkey, is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to China, where it is known as the Guizhou golden hair monkey or gray golden hair monkey. It is threatened by habitat loss. Of the three species of snub-nosed monkeys in China, the gray snub-nosed monkey is the most threatened, with a total population of less than 750 in around 20 groups surviving in the wild.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Guizhou Snub-Nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 09/27/1990 Foreign (Headquarters) Wherever found
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
09/27/1990 55 FR 39414 39416 ETWP; Endangered Status for Four Snub-Nosed Monkeys; 55 FR 39414 39416
01/16/1990 55 FR 1486 1488 ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for Four Snub-nosed Monkeys; 55 FR 1486 1488
Recovery
No recovery information is available for the Guizhou Snub-Nosed monkey.
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