The golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is a species of snub-nosed monkey native to the mountainous forests of Central and Southwest China.
The golden snub-nosed monkey is an Old World monkey in the subfamily Colobinae.
A Golden snub-nosed Monkey is a species that is native to China. They are most commonly found in the temperate forest regions of central and southern china, between sea level and 2000 meters.
They may be shy around humans, but golden snub-nosed monkeys are social animals, and live in groups of up to 500 individuals.
Golden snub-nosed monkeys are primarily diurnal herbivores, consuming mainly lichens followed by other types of plant foods including trees, shrubs and vines as well as insects (Su et al. 1998; Li 2001; 2006). Due to their reliance on lichens, dead trees are often preferred as they host more lichens than live trees.
Red dogs (Cuon alpinus), wolves (Canis lupus), Asiatic golden cats (Catopuma temmincki), leopards (Panthera pardus), golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), and goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) are natural predators of the golden snub-nosed monkey.
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