Golden snub-nosed monkey
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Golden snub-nosed monkeys sometimes call without moving their faces or bodies.
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Golden snub-nosed monkeys sometimes call without moving their faces or bodies.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Golden snub-nosed monkey
- Scientific name
- Rhinopithecus roxellana
- Japanese name
- キンシコウ
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
- Genus
- Rhinopithecus
It is a monkey of the mountains of southwestern China and one of the few primates that live in temperate regions.
Its nose is flat with forward-facing nostrils, and its belly, forehead and neck have golden fur.
In summer it gathers in very large groups, and when the weather turns cold, the big group splits into smaller ones.
How the Golden snub-nosed monkey lives
In warm months, they eat tree leaves and pine needles, among other things. In winter, they eat bark and lichens. In spring, the smaller groups join together again.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Size
- Head and body length: 570–760 mm
- Diet
- Broadleaf tree leaves, fir and pine needles, buds, bark, fruit seeds and lichen
- Range
- Mountainous southwestern China
Where the Golden snub-nosed monkey has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- キンシコウ
- 简体中文
- 川金丝猴
- 繁體中文
- 川金絲猴
- 한국어
- 황금들창코원숭이
- Español
- Langur chato dorado
- Français
- Rhinopithèque de Roxellane
- Deutsch
- Goldstumpfnase
- Português (Brasil)
- Macaco-dourado
- Italiano
- Rinopiteco dorato
- العربية
- سعدان ذهبي أفطس الأنف
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Kera emas berhidung pesek
- Tiếng Việt
- Voọc mũi hếch vàng
- Русский
- Рокселланов ринопитек
- Türkçe
- Altın maymun
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Rhinopithecus roxellanaChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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