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title: "Golden Snub-nosed Monkey"
description: "Rhinopithecus roxellana — Mammals. The golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is an Old World monkey in the subfamily Colobinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/golden-snub-nosed-monkey
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Golden Snub-nosed Monkey

> Rhinopithecus roxellana — Mammals. The golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is an Old World monkey in the subfamily Colobinae.

- Scientific name: *Rhinopithecus roxellana*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 272
- Wikidata: [Q756080](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756080)
- iNaturalist taxon: [75028](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/75028)

## Names

- en: Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
- de: Goldstumpfnasenaffe
- es: Langur chato dorado
- fr: Rhinopithèque de Roxellane
- nl: Gouden stompneusaap
- pt: Macaco-dourado
- pl: Rokselana złocista

## Countries with the most observations

CN (137)

## Summary

The golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is an Old World monkey in the subfamily Colobinae. It is endemic to a small area in temperate, mountainous forests of central and Southwest China. They inhabit these mountainous forests of Southwestern China at elevations of 1,500–3,400 m (4,900–11,200 ft) above sea level. The Chinese name is Sichuan golden hair monkey (四川金丝猴). It is also widely referred to as the Sichuan snub-nosed monkey. Of the three species of snub-nosed monkeys in China, the golden snub-nosed monkey is the most widely distributed throughout China.
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Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_snub-nosed_monkey

## Photo

![Golden Snub-nosed Monkey](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-snub-nosed-monkey/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/288656575

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-snub-nosed-monkey?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).