Rhinopithecus bieti (Primates: Cercopithecidae). (5th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Harding, Lee E; Han, Lian-Xian
• Is Part Of: Mammalian species. Volume 50:Number 969(2018)
• Page Start: 148
• Page End: 165
• Publication Date: 2018-10-05
• Subjects: Colobinae -- odd-nosed monkey -- Primates -- Pygathrix -- Rhinopithecini -- snub-nosed monkey -- Yunnan; Mammals -- Periodicals; Mammifères -- Périodiques; Mammals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 599.05
• DOI: 10.1093/mspecies/sey016
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0076-3519

Abstract

Abstract: Rhinopithecus bieti Milne-Edwards, 1897 is 1 of the largest and most northerly colobine monkeys. It lives at the highest recorded elevations for a nonhuman primate, 2, 625–4, 700 m. It has a restricted range between the Yangtze and Mekong Rivers in Yunnan and Xizang (Tibet) Provinces, mainland of China, in 15–20 groups comprising 6 isolated populations. It lives in multimale–multifemale bands of up to 480 individuals comprising cohesive 1-male units of < 20 individuals in nonoverlapping home ranges. Bands may have 1 or more all-male units. Mating and parturition are seasonal. With a total population of about 3, 500, it is 1 of the most endangered primates and is listed as "Endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.