The gray snub-nosed monkey[1] (Rhinopithecus brelichi), also called Guizhou Golden monkey, Brelich’s snub-nosed monkey, and Guizhou snub-nosed monkey is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family.
- It is native to China, where it is called the Guizhou golden-haired monkey or gray golden-haired monkey.
- Adults are draped in long, fine hair, usually brown on the upper body to gray on the lower body, with a patch of white between the shoulder blades.
- Its neck, head, and the extremities of its limbs are black, save for a golden forehead. It has a golden chest and brown fur on the insides of the knees and the insides of the arms.
- The face is bluish-white bare skin and pink around the mouth and eyes, and it has a regal forehead and restricted nasal bones, giving it a snub-nosed look.
- Juveniles are shades of gray with patterns that change with age. Adult males are lighter in color than adult females and have white fur on the prominent nipples.
