Snub-nosed monkeys live in Asia, with a range covering southern China (especially Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou) extending into the northern parts of Myanmar and Vietnam.

All Rhinopithecus species inhabit primary forest and grid cells with tree cover ≥ 75% might constitute important potential habitat.

[1] These monkeys are named for the short stump of a nose on their round faces, with nostrils arranged forward.

The diet of these animals consists mainly of tree needles, bamboo buds, fruits and leaves.

She takes up eye contact with the male and runs away a short bit, then flashes her genitals.

The 200-day gestation period ends with a single birth in late spring or early summer.