Primates

vượn cao vít, vượn đen, Cao-vit Gibbon,Eastern black-crested gibbon, Indochinese gibbon

Features：It is the most widely distributed and most numerous species of gibbon in China.

黑冠长臂猿外文名Cao-vit Crested Gibbon，共有4个亚种。黑冠长臂猿的活动领域比较固定，无季节迁移现象。黑冠长臂猿与其他长臂猿不同之处在于它的种群较大，一般每群有6只甚10余只。社群配偶制为“一夫多妻”制，即一只成年雄性和2只成年雌性组成。只有受到干忧的小群才是"一夫一妻"制。黑冠长臂猿社群的活动范围...

White-handed gibbon, Common gibbon

Features：White or off-white hands and feet

There are 5 subspecies of white-handed gibbons. Their hands and feet are white or pale white, hence the name white-handed gibbons.The population of white-handed gibbons generally consists of 5-8 members in a family, including one adult male and one adult female, and the rest are semi-adult and young...

Hoolock gibbon, gibbon, call monkey, black monkey

Features：Two white eyebrows are impressive

Hoobrow gibbon is a larger type of gibbon.Hoobrow gibbon was once considered to be one species with three subspecies. In 2006, the IUCN Primate Specialist Group agreed to divide the white-browed gibbon into two species: the eastern white-browed gibbon and the western white-browed gibbon. The Tianxin...

Burmese snub-nosed monkey, Nujiang golden monkey, Myanmar golden monkey, black snub-nosed monkey

Features：The fifth species of golden monkey discovered in 2010

Nujiang golden monkey is also known as Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey and Burmese Snub-nosed Monkey in foreign languages. It has no subspecies and is the fifth golden monkey species discovered in the world in modern times.In early 2010, Fauna & Flora International collected a complete golden monkey c...

Rhinopithecus brelichi,Guizhou golden monkey, gray golden monkey, white-shouldered monkey, white-shouldered snub-nosed monkey, cow-tailed monkey, line marmoset

Features：The most endangered and precious golden monkey

In Chinese history, the Guizhou golden monkey was called "Zongyi Beast" and "Guoran Beast". The Guizhou golden monkey has no subspecies differentiation, but some scholars merge it with the Sichuan golden monkey as two subspecies of the same species.Unlike the Sichuan golden monke...

Black Snub-nosed Monkey,Yunnan golden monkey, Yunnan snub-nosed monkey

Features：One of the 25 most endangered primates in the world

The Yunnan golden monkey is also known as the black snub-nosed monkey. It was once called the black golden monkey, snow monkey, big green monkey, white monkey, flower monkey, flying monkey, etc. It is called "Zhijie" in Tibetan, "Zami Puza" in Lisu, and "Baiyao" in Bai...

Trachypithecus shortridgei, Xiao's black-winged monkey

Features：It is now a first-class protected wild animal in China.

Shortridge's Langur is a primate found in northeastern Kachin State, Myanmar, and northwestern Yunnan Province, China. It was once thought to be a subspecies of the pileated langur (Trachypithecus pileatus).Xiao's black-winged monkeys are diurnal and live in groups of 2 to 15 individuals. Wh...

White-headed langur

Features：One of the rarest primates in the world, and possibly the rarest in Asia, with a population estimated at less than 70 individuals.

The white-headed langur is named for its food of leaves and is a rare monkey in my country.The white-headed langur is alert, very lively, active, and very good at jumping. The slender body, slender limbs, and well-developed hip calluses are just adapted to the life of living in trees and rocks. They...

Pithecia pithecia

Features：A very unique monkey

The shiny tail of the white-faced Saki monkey is about 34 to 45 cm long, so it is also called the "fox-tailed monkey". There are two subspecies.Male and female white-faced saki monkeys live in pairs for life, leading a traditional monogamous small group life, and only one baby is born each...

Chiropotes albinasus

Features：The monkey whose name was mistakenly changed

The white-nosed saki is an endangered bush monkey found in the southeastern Amazon rainforest of Brazil.The nose of the white-nosed saki is actually pink, not white. In 1848, a zoologist named Daviot got a specimen of a saki monkey. When he got the specimen, he saw that the nose was white. The nose...

Chiropotes satanas

Features：A face that even the sun can’t darken

The black-bearded saki is a species of the Capuchin family, Saki genus.The Saki monkey was first discovered around the 1930s, more than 80 years ago. Naturalists from Ecuador discovered this new species near the Eru River and called it the Saki monkey. Since then, it has disappeared for various reas...

Capped Langur, Hooded leaf monkey

Features：The crown is dark in color, like a "small hat" on the head

There are 4 subspecies of the hooded langur, with different fur colors. The Bengal subspecies has orange abdomen, beard and throat; the Bhutan subspecies has a gray collar, a light red abdomen, a black face and a dark gray crown; the Brahman subspecies has a much lighter fur color than other subspec...

Phayre’s langur, Gray monkey, long-tailed monkey, Philippine leaf monkey, French leaf monkey

Features："Melancholy" blue eyes attract people's pity

Philippine leaf monkeys are typical arboreal leaf monkeys in tropical and subtropical Southeast Asia. There are two subspecies: Philippine leaf monkey nominate subspecies and Philippine leaf monkey subspecies Yunnan.The activities, foraging and playing of Philippine leaf monkeys are mostly carried o...

Nepal Gray Langur, Himalayan gray langur, Long-tailed langur

Features：Pay attention to your own image and have high jumping ability

The Himalayan Gray Langur, also known as Nepal Gray Langur, was once a subspecies of the Indian Gray Langur. It is now a single species with no subspecies differentiation.The Himalayan gray leaf monkey is a species with a strong terrestrial habitation. It spends 80% of its time on the ground. Becaus...

Milne-edwards’ Macaque

Features：The monkey that can change its face, the largest species of Chinese macaques​

The Tibetan macaque is a species endemic to China and is also the largest species of the Chinese macaque genus.The Chinese name "Tibetan macaque" first appeared in the "Zoological Dictionary" published in 1922 because its Latin name used a place name "Tibet", but in fac...

Macaca mulana,Macaque, monkey, yellow monkey, rhesus monkey, old green monkey, Guangxi monkey

Features：The most common monkey in nature

Macaques are the most common monkeys in nature, with 10 subspecies.Like the US presidential election, the Monkey King is also "re-elected" every 4 years and can also be re-elected. The throne of the monkeys is created through fierce struggles and fights between the strong. When the term of...

dolphin-tailed monkey, flat-topped monkey, pig-tailed monkey, pig-tailed monkey

Features：Flat hair style, pig-like tail

The northern pig-tailed macaque is a species of macaque, slightly smaller than the pig-tailed macaque.The northern pig-tailed macaque has a nickname called "flat-topped monkey", which comes from the fact that their heads are not only flat but also have a hair whorl. In addition to this app...

Macaca cyclopis Swinhoe,Formosan macaque, black-limbed monkey, rock-dwelling macaque

Features：The fur on the limbs is dark, and the hands and feet are black, so it is also called "black-limbed monkey".

The Formosan monkey is endemic to China.The Formosan monkey is similar to the macaque, but with a grayer body and darker tail. Their tails are both more than half the length of their bodies, but the Formosan monkey's tail is proportionally longer, smaller and fatter than the macaque's.Around...

Assamese Macaque,Bear monkey, Rong monkey, Assam monkey, mountain macaque, Himalayan monkey, Assam short-tailed monkey, big green monkey

Features：It looks a lot like a macaque, but is slightly larger than a macaque. It is named for its fat body and bear-like appearance.

The bear monkey is endemic to the Himalayas and Indochina. It looks very similar to a macaque, but is slightly larger than a macaque. It is named because of its fat body and bear-like appearance.The call of the bear monkey is different from that of the macaque. It sounds like a dog barking, but with...

Stumptail Macaque,Short-tailed monkey, red-faced monkey, pile-tailed monkey, human bear,big green monkey

Features：The face is often dark red or with purple patches, and the tail is surprisingly short, not even as long as the hind legs.

The macaque is a larger species of macaque that is endemic to South and Southeast Asia.The appearance of the macaque is so similar to that of the Tibetan emirate that many books confuse them with each other, and some people think that they belong to different subspecies of the same species. However,...

pygmy loris,Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus,Little slow loris,wind monkey, little wind monkey

Features：Similar to the slow loris, but smaller

The pygmy slow loris is the smallest prosimian species in China. It is very similar to the slow loris but smaller in size, only half the size of the slow loris.The habitat and living habits of the pygmy slow loris are similar to those of the slow loris. It is mild-tempered, nocturnal, arboreal, and...