Rhinopithecus roxellana
Silhouette: Yan Wong from drawing by Joseph Smit · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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.
Snow occurs frequently within its range, and it can withstand colder average temperatures better than any other non-human primate. Its diet varies markedly with the seasons, but it is primarily a herbivore with lichens being its main food source. It is diurnal and largely arboreal, spending some 97% of its time in the canopy. There are three subspecies. Population estimates range from 8,000 to 15,000 and it is threatened by habitat loss.
Biologists presently identify three subspecies of this monkey, which can be distinguished primarily by the length of their tails, as well as by certain skeletal and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
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| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Everland | 🇰🇷 South Korea | |
| 3 | Chimelong Spaceship | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | 清远长隆动物大越野 | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Beijing Wildlife Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Shanghai Wild Animal Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 9 | Beijing Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | 西霞口神雕山野生動物世界 | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 11 | Shanghai Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 12 | Shenzhen Safari Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 13 | Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 14 | Guangzhou CrocoPark | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 15 | 南昌新动物园 | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 16 | Nanning Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 17 | Mysore Zoo | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Chengdu Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 19 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 20 | Macau Zoo | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | |
| 21 | Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 22 | Ocean Park Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
No species of the same family or order lives in Jiuzhaigou National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Snub-nosed Monkey sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Snub-nosed Monkey in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, October and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Jiuzhaigou National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 180 mm in July.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Snub-nosed Monkey sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Jiuzhaigou National Park, in our data
Jiuzhaigou National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Golden Snub-nosed Monkey sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey is recorded against all the mammals logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
