Behavioural ecology and conservation of rhinopithecus. It has a restricted range between the yangtze and mekong rivers in yunnan and xizang tibet provinces, mainland of china, in 1520 groups comprising 6 isolated populations. Rhinopithecus strykeri, a species of snubnosed monkey, has an upturned nose which causes it. Distribution and conservation status of rhinopithecus strykeri in china article pdf available in primates 553 may 2014 with 438 reads how we measure reads. Myanmar snubnosed monkey plural myanmar snubnosed monkeys rhinopithecus strykeri, a critically threatened species of colobine monkey of northern burma myanmar. Conservation status of the myanmar or black snubnosed monkey 4 author affiliations. A field study of the society of rhinopithecus roxellanae. Conservation of tonkin snubnosed monkeys rhinopithecus presbytiscus avunculus in vietnam by ramesh boonratana and le xuan canh. Institute of easternhimalaya biodiversity research, dali, china. Conservation status of the myanmar or black snubnosed. Distribution and conservation status of rhinopithecus.
Although the african papionini subtribe papionina are generally considered to be the sister lineage to the asian papionini subtribe macacina, previous studies based on morphological data. Map showing locations of reliable reports of small ape observations in peninsular malaysia on social media by citizen scientists. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Rhinopithecus bieti, rhinopithecus roxellana, and rhinopithecus strykeri inhabit highaltitude habitats, whereas rhinopithecus brelichi and. Two groups of the species were discovered in china in 2011 and 2015, respectively. The genus rhinopithecus represents one genus of the oddnosed monkey group. A philanthropist lends his name to a rare monkey the. Scott, jinfa li, xiaoyang he, donghui li, jun sun, wenmo sun, wen xiao. On december 1, the open access file of the day initiative turned one year. The burmese snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri is one of the most recently discovered primate species, and occurs only along the.
Rhinopithecus roxellana in the qinling mountains central china. Pdf distribution and conservation status of rhinopithecus. Rhinopithecus avunculus tonkin snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus bieti black snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus brelichi gray snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus roxellana golden snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri burmese snub. Media in category rhinopithecus strykerithe following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. A populacao conhecida e estimada em 260330 individuos. Preliminary study of the newly discovered primate species rhinopithecus strykeri at pianma, yunnan, china using infrared camera traps. Rhinopithecus strykeri, a species of snubnosed monkey, has an upturned nose which causes it to sneeze when it rains. Study of rhinopithecus avunculus was carried out at two of the four known areas of occurrence of r. The burmese snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri is one of the most recently discovered primate species, and occurs only along the border of myanmar and china. Tat ke sector, na hang nature reserve, tuyen quang province from september 2004 to july 2005 and khau ca forest, ha giang province. We here integrate analyses of multiple genomic markers, including mitochondrial mt genomes, ychromosomes, and autosomes of 54 golden monkey individuals from all three geographic populations sg, ql, and snj.
Pronunciation of rhinopithecus roxellana with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning and more for rhinopithecus roxellana. Rhinopithecus strykeri wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Milneedwards, 1872 snubnosed monkeys species rhinopithecus strykeri geissmann, ngwe lwin, saw soe aung, thet naing aung, zin myo aung, tony htin hla et al. This page was last edited on 17 december 2019, at 23. The new species, a previously unknown type of snubnosed monkey dubbed rhinopithecus strykeri, has a nose so upturned that the animals sneeze audibly when it.
Social media reports of small ape observations spanned most of the distribution range of each species in peninsular malaysia, but were concentrated in small wildscreen s arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. Origin and population history of the endangered golden. Genus rhinopithecus milneedwards, 1872 rhinopithecus strykeri species novum holotype skull with mandible, skin, and photographs of gutted carcass of adult male. Snubnosed monkeys are a group of old world monkeys and make up the entirety of the genus rhinopithecus. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Conservation status of the myanmar or black snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri. Since december 2011, a file originating from an open access source has been posted on a daily basis, the only exception being january 18, 2012, when a copy of the research works act article served as open access file of the day for the duration of the sopa blackout. Conservation status of the myanmar or black snubnosed monkey. Primatologists have discovered a new species of monkey in northern myanmar. Jablonski 3, frank momberg 4, thomas geissmann 5, ngwe lwin 6, tony htin hla 6, zhijin liu 1,7, bruce wong 7, li ming 7, long yongcheng 8, yaping zhang 9. The critically endangered myanmar snubnosed monkey. The snubnosed monkey genus rhinopithecus includes five closely related species distributed across altitudinal gradients from 800 to 4,500 m. The nature conservancy tnc china program, kunming, yunnan, china.
The evolutionary history of the old world monkey tribe papionini comprising the genera macaca, mandrillus, cercocebus, lophocebus, theropithecus, rungwecebus and papio is still matter of debate. The myanmar snubnosed monkey is facing serious threats, with its forest habitat coming under pressure from increased logging and development including one of asias largest hydropower development schemes. Mitogenomics of the old world monkey tribe papionini bmc. The black or myanmar snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri was discovered in the gaoligong mountains of northeastern kachin state, myanmar in 2010, and was subsequently found in the mountains of northwestern yunnan, china in 2011. It is referred to in local dialect as mey nwoah, or monkey with an upturned face, and it has a tail far longer than its body and a snub nose that collects water when it rains and causes the monkey to sneeze. Based on our data, rhinopithecus represent the most basal lineage, and nasalis and simias form closely related sister taxa, suggesting a northern origin of oddnosed monkeys and a later invasion into indochina and sundaland.
Mammal species of the world a taxonomic and geographic reference. A field study of the society of rhinopithecus roxellanae unknown on. The origin and population history of the endangered golden snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus roxellana remain largely unavailable andor controversial. Snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri rasmus liedigk 1, mouyu yang 1,2, nina g. Conservation and ecology of golden monkeys in china cres, san diego zoo. Oct 27, 2010 primatologists have discovered a new species of monkey in northern myanmar.
This paper summarizes the results of 358 interviews we conducted on rhinopithecus strykeri in the gaoligong mountains, northwest yunnan, china, between april 2011 and december 2012. Genomic analysis of snubnosed monkeys rhinopithecus. The qinling mountains of shaanxi province is a stronghold for r. Rhinopithecus bieti milneedwards, 1897 is 1 of the largest and most northerly colobine monkeys. Conservation conservation information for rhinopithecus. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative. All of them are classified as endangered or critically. The new species was formally named rhinopithecus strykeri, after the president and founder of the arcus foundation jon stryker. The black or myanmar snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri was discovered in the gaoligong mountains of northeastern kachin state, myanmar in 2010. Rhinopithecus bieti, rhinopithecus roxellana, and rhinopithecus strykeri inhabit highaltitude habitats, whereas rhinopithecus brelichi and rhinopithecus avunculus inhabit lowland regions. Based on 2 years of surveying the remote and little disturbed forest of the gaoligong mountains national nature reserve in china, with outline transect sampling and. Rhinopithecus strykeri is a patronym honouring jon stryker, founder of the arcus foundation, that supports primate conservation and funded the species survey that resulted in the discovery of the species. It was formally described as a novel species of primate in 2011 based on its fur, beard and tail. Liedigk r1, yang m, jablonski ng, momberg f, geissmann t, lwin n, hla th, liu z, wong b, ming l, yongcheng l, zhang yp, nadler t, zinner d, roos c.
The new species is geographically isolated from other snub. Saving the tonkin snubnosed monkey in na hang nature reserve, north vietnam stiftung artenschutz. The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The myanmar snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri was discovered in 2010 on the western slopes of the gaoligong mountains in the irrawaddy river basin in myanmar and subsequently in the same river basin in china, in 2011 based on.
Wildscreen s arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. Some taxonomists group snubnosed monkeys together with the genus pygathrix snubnosed monkeys live in asia, with a range covering southern china especially tibet, sichuan, yunnan, and guizhou as well as the northern parts of. Rhinopithecus bieti in mammal species of the world. Pdf conservation status of the myanmar or black snubnosed. Rhinopithecus avunculus tonkin snubnosed monkey, rhinopithecus bieti black snubnosed monkey, rhinopithecus brelichi gray snubnosed monkey, rhinopithecus roxellana golden snubnosed monkey, rhinopithecus strykeri myanmar snubnosed monkey species. Conservation and ecology of golden monkeys in china cres, san diego zoo conservation of tonkin snubnosed monkeys rhinopithecus presbytiscus avunculus in vietnam by ramesh boonratana and le xuan canh saving the tonkin snubnosed monkey in na hang nature reserve, north vietnam stiftung. Descriptions are based on a skin and skulls of four specimens obtained from local hunters. Oct 26, 2010 the new species, a previously unknown type of snubnosed monkey dubbed rhinopithecus strykeri, has a nose so upturned that the animals sneeze audibly when it rains. Pdf distribution and conservation status of rhinopithecus strykeri.
A black or yunnan snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus bieti in deqen prefecture, tibet. Rhinopithecus roxellana golden snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri burmese snubnosed monkey countries in range china, vietnam. Dec 17, 2011 rhinopithecus strykeri is a patronym honouring jon stryker, founder of the arcus foundation, that supports primate conservation and funded the species survey that resulted in the discovery of the. Some taxonomists group snubnosed monkeys together with the genus pygathrix. Evolutionary history of the oddnosed monkeys and the. However, study of this new species can contribute to our understanding of how primates adapt to a highaltitude lifestyle. The rhinopithecus strykeri monkey isnt exactly a looker.
Collected by ngwe lwin, saw soe aung, thet naing aung, and zin myo aung on march 7, 2010 from two hunters from pade village 26. Rhinopithecus bieti milneedwards, 1897 endangered vernacular names. The myanmar snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri was discovered in 2010 on the western slopes of the gaoligong mountains in the irrawaddy river basin in myanmar and subsequently in the same river basin in china, in 2011. Its ecology is largely unknown owing to its harsh and remote habitat. Rhinopithecus strykeri by valentina diazgranados on prezi.
With the help of over 7,000 of the worlds best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, arkive. Jul 10, 2015 the burmese snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri is one of the most recently discovered primate species, and occurs only along the border of myanmar and china. The myanmar snubnosed monkey or black snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri is a critically threatened species of colobine monkey discovered in 2010 in northern burma myanmar. Pdf the critically endangered myanmar snubnosed monkey. The critically endangered myanmar snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri found in the salween river basin, china volume 52 issue 1 yin yang, yingping tian, chenxiang he, zhipang huang, shaohua dong, bin wang, guangsong li, zuofu xiang, yongcheng long, wen xiao. Preliminary study of the newly discovered primate species. Evolutionary history of the oddnosed monkeys and the phylogenetic position of the newly described myanmar snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri. Rhinopithecus strykeri geissmann, ngwe lwin, saw soe aung, thet naing aung, zin myo aung, tony htin hla et al.
Based on our interview records and selective field surveys 47 days of field survey for seven possible distribution areas, we suggest that there may be up to 10 groups of r. It comprises five species, of which three are endemic to china r. To support these industries, new roads are being built, allowing hunters and illegal loggers easy access to the mountain forests. For all other rhinopithecus and pygathrix taxa, incongruent tree topologies were obtained. Based on 2 years of surveying the remote and little disturbed forest of the gaoligong mountains national nature reserve in china, with outline transect sampling and infrared camera monitoring, a breeding group comprising 70 individuals was found on the eastern slopes. It lives at the highest recorded elevations for a nonhuman primate, 2,6254,700 m. The golden snubnosed monkey, rhinopithecus roxellana milneedwards, 1870, is a colobine species endemic to the broadleaf and mixed temperate mountain forests of central china li et al. The black or myanmar snubnosed monkey rhinopithecus strykeri was discovered in the gaoligong mountains of northeastern kachin state, myanmar in 2010, and was subsequently found in the mountains. May 16, 2012 for all other rhinopithecus and pygathrix taxa, incongruent tree topologies were obtained. The locals do have a name for these snubnosed monkeys. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. Distribution and conservation status of shortridges capped langurs trachypithecus shortridgei in china volume 50 issue 4 liangwei cui, yingchun li, chi ma, matthew b. Rhinopithecus strykeri is a patronym honouring jon stryker, founder of the arcus foundation, that supports primate conservation and funded the species survey that resulted in the discovery of the. Genus rhinopithecus is sometimes merged with pygathrix.
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